24+ min ago   (474+ words) South African startup aiQ Cognitive Technologies says it has developed a new approach to digital identity that derives a persistent digital identifier directly from an individual rather than from credentials, documents or conventional biometric matching. The company describes the technology…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago   (399+ words) As AI‑generated fraud rises, and video‑based scams seek out high-value targets, the fightback is afoot. The Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology (SIT) in Darmstadt, Germany, has come up with a prototype. Deepfaked live-video scams are increasing. Singapore…...

5+ hour, 28+ min ago   (450+ words) In the EU, that’s the AI Act – enforceable as of August 2 – and the new Artificial Intelligence Regulation, which brings with it transparency rules requiring certain AI systems to tell users when they’re interacting with AI, and to label AI-generated or…...

7+ hour, 3+ min ago   (351+ words) Fold Holdings has upgraded its identity verification for its bitcoin financial platform. Fold opted for Persona as its new provider to streamline onboarding and strengthen customer protection. Persona’s verification tools are directly embedded into Fold’s sign‑up, designed to speed…...

6+ hour, 12+ min ago   (299+ words) As we look to facial recognition and other biometrics to solve social problems, an age-old challenge keeps resurfacing. The idea of the ‘born criminal’ has fascinated us for centuries. Since physiognomist Della Porta began using lenses to compare faces in…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (400+ words) The framework’s amended section on levels of assurance, Schedule 4, defines biometric information for the purposes of the framework, sets out four levels (basic, standard, strong and very strong) and explains how to determine which level is necessary. Every level above…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (235+ words) London Stock Exchange-listed Intercede Group says it has booked $2.6 million in renewals and new contracts to deploy its MyID CMS (credential management system) for PKI-based digital identities. Intercede customers include U.S. federal agencies, a multinational military alliance, public sector bodies in…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (482+ words) The Jordanian government says it aims to complete the digitalization of all public services before the year comes to an end. With 82.5 percent of services digitized in the first quarter of 2026, the figure moved to 85.5 percent in the second, Jordan…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (292+ words) Financial services firms face more AI-assisted identity fraud than any other industry, but they also appear best prepared to detect and respond to it, according to Regula‘s new AI Identity Readiness Scorecard. The first edition examines the financial services…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (372+ words) “Workforce impersonation is the new frontier of fraud,” says a post from U.S.-based payroll and human resources firm Deel. “And it’s exactly why Deel is acquiring Clarity, an Israeli AI cybersecurity company specializing in identity verification, deepfake detection,…...