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Socure, Token strengthen security leadership amid AI fraud surge
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (322+ words) The digital ID sector continues to secure its executive teams as vendors prepare for more sophisticated AI-driven fraud and enterprise security demands. Socure has named cybersecurity veteran Mark Carter chief information security officer, while biometric authentication firm Token has added…...
Digital identity wallets: How they may change onboarding, AML and fraud prevention
1+ hour, 58+ min ago (222+ words) Online webinar via Zoom Thursday, July 16th, 11: 00 AM BST Digital identity wallets are attracting significant attention across Europe and beyond, but questions remain about what they mean in practice for compliance, risk and fraud prevention teams. Join ID-Pal CEO and Co-Founder…...
Major UK banks back reusable digital ID network for financial services
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (524+ words) Major UK banks and financial institutions, including Barclays, HSBC and Lloyds, are teaming up with industry group UK Finance to launch a new digital verification service for the financial sector. The project has completed proof-of-concept work and is scheduled for…...
Ethiopia builds DPI to power sovereign digital state
5+ hour, 28+ min ago (568+ words) Ongoing efforts by the government of Ethiopia to build a digitally sovereign state were in the spotlight recently during the MESOB Innovation Exhibition event which took place in the capital Addis Ababa. The event, which brought together several tech startups…...
IAD procurement, testing and deployment criteria clarified by expert panel
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (355+ words) The injection attacks powering a wave of digital fraud can be stopped, but not with liveness detection or deepfake detection, even though they spoof liveness, often with deepfakes. Procuring and deploying effective defense against biometric injection attacks means building a…...
Pressure grows to suspend EES checks during European summer travel
5+ hour, 37+ min ago (559+ words) Airports in Rome are considering suspending the Entry-Exit System (EES) during the summer travel season. Marco Troncone, chief executive of Aeroporti di Roma (ADR), warned on Thursday that allowing passengers to skip the biometric border registration scheme was the only…...
Tasmania removes driver photos from national face biometrics database
6+ hour, 20+ min ago (387+ words) Pulse Tasmania reports that the images were uploaded to a segregated section of the National Driver Licence Facial Recognition Solution between December 2018 and December 2020, without the consent of license holders and before federal laws were in place to govern the…...
Moldova launches EVO 2. 0, signs digital partnership with Mastercard
7+ hour, 22+ min ago (535+ words) Mastercard has announced the launch of a Digital Country Partnership program in Moldova, pledging to collaborate with the government on projects such as digital identity and payments, remote onboarding and the development of the European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets. The…...
Congress opens $69. 5 billion pipeline for border tech, biometric expansion
7+ hour, 37+ min ago (813+ words) Congress has approved nearly $70 billion in new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding through 2029, creating a major new pool of money for border surveillance, immigration enforcement, identity systems, and investigative technology while leaving unclear how much will be spent directly…...
AI fraud drives banks toward biometric identity defenses
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1024+ words) New survey data from KPMG shows a majority of banking executives preparing for AI to cause major disruptions to established business models. The 2026 Banking Technology Survey says 80 percent of respondents anticipate "significant shifts" over the next three-to-five years, and are…...