Digital Identity stories

Veriff taps Data Zoo’s global data network to bolster multi-layered ID checks and help digital firms fight fast-evolving AI identity fraud.

One Identity appoints Michael Henricks as combined finance and operations chief to steer scaling identity security business growth.

Estate agents report fewer suspicious property deals as lawyers’ alerts surge, widening the anti-money laundering gap between the sectors.

Sabre, PayPal and Mindtrip are teaming up on an AI travel assistant that lets users discover, book and pay for trips in one chat-based flow.

Deepfakes, new biometrics rules and AI agents are rewriting digital identity, forcing ANZ firms to treat KYC as core infrastructure.

Cyber operations have become constant, covert pressure in geopolitics, with AI-fuelled identity abuse replacing headline-grabbing cyberattacks.

Trade-tech firm LogChain is shifting its global headquarters from Singapore to Liverpool, betting on the UK’s emerging digital trade hub.

Bolt and Paysecure integrate one-click checkout into Cashier, promising faster repeat purchases while preserving merchant routing and risk controls.

Legal Brokers launches iDWallet app in the UK, promising faster biometric ID checks as sectors face tougher anti-money laundering demands.

Daon warns viral ChatGPT caricature craze is handing fraudsters a richer dossier of personal data to fuel scams and social engineering.

UK romance scam losses top GBP £106m as organised fraudsters exploit Valentine’s surge, with average victims losing more than GBP £11,000.

FDATA names Sumsub policy lead Kat Cloud to its board, signalling a sharper focus on identity, fraud and security in North American open finance.

IDnow hires former Ukraine digital minister Liudmyla Rabchynska to steer EU identity wallet and eIDAS 2.0 regulatory strategy.

Mastercard taps Peter Schmeichel to front a UK push for tokenised Click to Pay checkouts, aiming to end manual card entry by 2030.

Google Cloud and Entrust strike AI-based identity fraud pact as UK firms face rising injection attacks and losses of about GBP £1.8 billion.

Banks are shifting from product sellers to trusted digital infrastructure, fusing AI, mobile, embedded finance, identity and digital currencies.

AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.

AI-driven agents and rising network attacks are reshaping cyber risks, experts warn, as Safer Internet Day 2026 urges ‘verified trust’ online.

CyberArk names PwC its 2025 Global Partner of the Year as partner-led deals surge and certification-driven identity security gains pace.

Yaspa joins UNLV’s new AiR Hub as a founding member, aiming to harness AI and open banking data to bolster safer, more responsible gambling.