Tether Leads $8 Million Investment in Speed to Expand Lightning Network Payments
Tether has led an $8 million Series A funding round for Speed, a payments platform built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network. Speed supports near-instant…
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Prove Launches Verified Agent to Secure Emerging Agentic Commerce Ecosystem
Prove introduces its Verified Agent solution to secure the emerging agentic commerce market, linking verified identity, consent, and payment credentials in a…
Visa and Proof Announce Digital ID Payments Network
Visa Inc. announced on October 23, 2025 a collaboration with identity platform Proof to embed verified digital identities into high-risk and high-value…
EUDI Wallet Pilot ‘Aptitude’ Launches to Test Digital Travel Credentials with Signicat, SITA
“Aptitude,” one of the European Commission’s new Large-Scale Pilots for the EUDI Wallet, has launched with a two-year program focused on digital travel…
ID Tech Digest – October 3, 2025
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Feedzai Lands ECB…
Pakistan Is Getting Biometric E-Gates to Speed Up Immigration at Airports
Pakistan Airports Authority has completed the design phase for biometric e-gates at Islamabad, Karachi, and Lahore airports, with installation expected to…
ID Tech Digest – August 25, 2025
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: EU Launches…
Fime Looks to Future of Digital Identity, Payments with Consult Hyperion Acquisition
Fime has acquired Consult Hyperion, highlighting the latter consultancy’s expertise in payments, smart mobility, and digital identity. Fime, for its part, is a…
Former Redrock CEO Is Keyo’s New VP of Business Development
Keyo, a provider of privacy-focused biometric identity solutions, today welcomed Sergei Badeka as its new VP of Business Development. Badeka’s role will focus…
X May Have Teamed Up With a Selfie Onboarding Vendor – Identity News Digest
[Editor’s note: A previous version of the Identity News Digest included an item based on a CBS report that the Transportation Security Administration would…