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US Labor department explores digital worker identity platform for employment compliance | Biometric Update
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (946+ words) The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is exploring a digital workforce identity system that could link a worker’s verified identity and employment authorization to credentials, wages, training, housing, transportation, and worksite records, using data analytics and potentially AI to identify fraud…...
For EU consumers, trust in EUDI Wallet will need to be earned over time: IDnow
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (390+ words) The deadline for EU member states to offer a digital wallet under the EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI Wallet) scheme is fast approaching. Efforts continue to publicize the rollout and promote the benefits of digital ID. But, according to new research…...
TrustED tests whether Europe’s digital identity model can preserve privacy in the real world | Biometric Update
3+ day, 22+ hour ago (912+ words) By the end of 2026, EU Member States are expected to make European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallets available to citizens. What follows is potentially even more consequential. Very large online platforms will be required to accept an EUDI Wallet when users…...
Federal regulators say mDLs can be used for bank identity checks
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (936+ words) Banks and credit unions can use state-issued mobile driver’s licenses and other government-issued verifiable digital credentials to verify the identities of customers opening accounts, federal financial regulators said Tuesday, offering long-sought regulatory clarity on the use of digital identity in…...
Hopae expands cross-border digital identity network with Saudi, Mexico deals
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (410+ words) Hopae and Saudi Arabia’s Technology Control Company (TCC) have partnered to bring cross-border electronic identity verification to the Kingdom, allowing government agencies and enterprises to verify users with more than 70 government-issued digital identities and wallets through Hopae Connect. Officials say…...
France expands digital identity access in overseas territories
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (425+ words) France Titres has launched a new process that makes it easier for French nationals in French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna to certify their France Identité digital identity. The new system allows users to update the app and…...
IDScan confirms breach after 170M identity documents put up for sale | Biometric Update
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (285+ words) New Orleans-based ID verification provider IDScan.net has acknowledged the major breach of one of its databases, that exposed more than 170 million scanned identity documents, including 153 million driver’s licenses. IDScan, widely known for its VeriScan age and identity check software,…...
AI fraud accelerates US’ shift toward cryptographic digital identity | Biometric Update
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (1389+ words) For decades, proving identity online has often meant converting a physical credential into a digital artifact. Generative AI and industrial-scale data breaches, however, are undermining nearly every assumption behind that model. A criminal marketplace called Nexus reportedly offered more than…...
UNJSPF biometric system delivers faster pension payments with less fraud | Biometric Update
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (691+ words) The organization found this snail mail-based system frequently delayed the process, holding up pension payments to retirees. “The other thing that we observed was possible fraud, not only by the beneficiary themselves, but sometimes by family members or those who…...
Continuous trust and infrastructure join AI as biometrics industry’s key concerns | Biometric Update
1+ week, 2+ day ago (358+ words) The 2026 Industry Survey from the Biometrics Institute compiles feedback from 144 professionals from across the biometrics industry. Embedded AI is the most important development of the last 12 months, 21 percent of industry professionals say. AI nearly doubled from 11 percent last year to…...