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Partnerships, validation expand options for device-bound authentication
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (418+ words) Security and access control company Hirsch has launched a SIM-based multi-factor authentication solution powered by technology from SIM authentication startup Unibeam. The new Secure SIM combines the device factor with identity data bound to secure SIM hardware for enterprise-grade authentication,…...
Strategic planning for digital ID's AI, quantum computing resilience ramps up
3+ hour, 12+ min ago (343+ words) PYMNTS draws a line from strategic planning within the crypto industry to protect against quantum computing to the trend of continuous verification in the digital identity industry. The digital trust model of the connected economy relies on encryption and authentication…...
Biometric Update Podcast takes stock of big changes in digital identity
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (316+ words) The Biometric Update Podcast is celebrating 50 episodes by asking what's changed in the world of digital ID and biometrics since we launched in April 2025. The answer is, lots. AI has emerged as a central driver of tech, relevant across use…...
Western Australia police launch trial of live facial recognition
3+ hour, 22+ min ago (257+ words) Police in Western Australia are launching a trial of live facial recognition technology in public spaces. A post on the Facebook account of the Western Australia Police Force says live FRT will be used to help prevent and detect crime,…...
Argos Identity brings biometric verification to K-pop ticketing and fan events
11+ hour, 6+ min ago (441+ words) V-Eight will use ID Check to manage reservations for a series of pop-up store events in Europe for the South Korean boy band BTS. The events will be held across five European cities and are expected to draw roughly 100, 000 fans....
Sweden approves Sverige-ID as government-backed digital identity option
10+ hour, 53+ min ago (401+ words) The Swedish parliament has passed a law this week establishing a state electronic identity (e ID), known as Sverige-ID. The e ID will offer a government alternative to the popular Bank ID digital identity service developed by banks and allow Swedish…...
World Bank backs digital wallets as foundation for user-centric digital identity
10+ hour, 37+ min ago (420+ words) Titled Digital Wallets: A New Paradigm, the 70-page publication acknowledges that such shift is already happening, although at a slow pace, with the growing emergence of digital wallets and VCs as a modern and user-centric approach to digital identification. These…...
Infosys reported front-runner for Sri Lanka e-NIC tender, raising sovereignty concerns
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (327+ words) These e-NICs will feature biographic and biometric data, including fingerprint, iris, and facial recognition, to enhance security and efficiency in identity verification." The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) claims that the e-NIC tender process, which completed on May 8, 2026, has led to…...
China seeks feedback on state-backed decentralized digital identity framework
11+ hour, 26+ min ago (366+ words) Distributed digital identities" are what the Chinese government calls decentralized identity models " or, alternately, a new type of digital identity based on distributed technologies such as blockchain, which supports users in managing their own identity information." The concepts described align…...
US stablecoin rules could accelerate adoption of digital identity credentials
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (909+ words) Federal regulators are moving to require certain payment stablecoin issuers to verify the identities of customers who open accounts directly with them, extending bank-style customer identification requirements into a digital asset sector that has been promoted as a faster, more…...