Mobile payment usage in South Korea reached nearly 54 percent of total card spending during the first half of 2023, according to new data from the Bank of Korea (BOK), demonstrating the country’s ...

The technology industry is making a concerted push to replace traditional passwords with passkeys, a modern authentication method that leverages cryptographic credentials based on the FIDO2 standard.

A sophisticated mobile payment fraud scheme targeting KT mobile users in South Korea has resulted in unauthorized transactions and data exposure affecting thousands of customers. The security breach, ...

ConnectID, an identity verification tool owned by Australia’s major banks and already deployed by Telstra for mobile services, is being evaluated as a key component of the compliance framework. The ...

The United Kingdom is implementing comprehensive age verification requirements for online adult content access through the Online Safety Act 2023, which became law in October 2023. The key provisions ...

The Transportation Security Administration is significantly expanding its acceptance of mobile driver’s licenses and digital state IDs at more than 260 U.S. airports as part of a comprehensive ...

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is developing a new e-Aadhaar mobile application that will enable users to update their personal information directly from smartphones without ...

Singapore has implemented new restrictions targeting individuals who facilitate scams by limiting their access to key digital services and infrastructure. The initiative, announced on September 17, ...

OpenAI is implementing a new age verification system for ChatGPT that combines ID verification and age prediction mechanisms to protect teenage users. The system aims to categorize users into two ...

Nepal has introduced a new mandatory digital system called the NepaliPort Traveller / Foreign National Tracking Module to monitor foreign visitors’ movements throughout the country. The system, which ...

Scalekit has secured $5.5 million in seed funding to develop and launch an authentication stack specifically designed for AI agents, addressing the growing need for security in enterprise AI ...

Nigeria has achieved a major milestone in its national identity registration program, with over 126 million citizens now enrolled in the National Identity Database. President Bola Tinubu announced ...