ID Tech Digest – December 18, 2025
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Verifiable Credentials
Articles tagged with Verifiable Credentials
OpenID Foundation to Launch Conformance Testing for Global Verifiable Credential Standards
The OpenID Foundation has announced that it will open self-certification through its conformance testing platform on February 26, 2026, covering OpenID4VP 1.0,…
Special Report: Juniper Research Tags Thales as Digital ID N°1 Leader for Second Consecutive Year
Hybrid credentials, interoperability, and global deployments position Thales in a complex and evolving identity landscape Juniper Research’s latest Competitor…
EU-Canada Digital Partnership Zeroes In on Digital Identity Wallets
The European Union and Canada have placed interoperable digital identity wallets at the center of a newly formalized digital partnership, signaling a potential…
FIDO Alliance Pushes Into Digital Credentials with New Initiative and Working Group
The FIDO Alliance is extending its remit beyond passkeys and authentication standards with a new Digital Credentials Initiative that aims to align the…
IDEMIA Becomes Launch Partner for Microsoft Entra Verified ID
IDEMIA Public Security has expanded its collaboration with Microsoft by joining the launch cohort for Entra Verified ID, the company’s platform for issuing and…
World Bank Seeks ASEAN Readiness Assessment for Cross-Border Digital ID and Credentials
The World Bank Group has issued a Request for Expressions of Interest for a consulting assignment titled “Assessment of ASEAN Member States’ Readiness for…
ID Dataweb Integrates With Microsoft Entra Verified ID
Identity verification provider ID Dataweb has announced an integration with Microsoft Entra Verified ID, aimed at strengthening digital identity assurance for…
Andreessen Horowitz Urges US Treasury to Adopt Decentralized Digital ID for Crypto AML
Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has formally submitted a comment to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, advocating for the adoption of…
OpenID Foundation and NIST Advance Framework for Trustworthy Mobile ID Credentials
The OpenID Foundation has published two new papers proposing a standardized framework to help U.S. financial institutions accept mobile driver’s licenses…