Digital Identity Stories

Kiwi Stories

Digital Identity stories

Authsignal launches digital credential checks in NZ

Businesses in New Zealand can now verify wallet-held IDs on one integration, with age checks possible without revealing full identity.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 2 days ago

Global Stories

Digital Identity stories

Biometrics

Daon launches Quantum Identity architecture for fraud

Banks and other regulated firms could gain extra protection against replay and injection fraud as Daon readies identity checks for the post-quantum era.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Today

Digital Transformation

1Kosmos names Frank Cohen as Chief Revenue Officer

The hire is aimed at accelerating adoption of its identity verification platform as enterprises battle impersonation attacks and account takeover risk.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Today

Physical Security

rf IDEAS adds Gallagher badge support in Apple Wallet

Workplaces can now use one mobile badge for doors, sign-on and printing, reducing separate enrolment and issuance for each system.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Yesterday

Data Protection

Incode launches GovFaceMatch for US state DMV checks

The new service aims to curb AI-driven identity fraud while speeding up checks that often drive genuine users away.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Phishing

Autonomous AI agents could drive 90% of fraud by 2028

Scam losses are rising faster than human fraudsters alone can explain, with AI-enabled cases in the US already topping USD $900 million.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Yesterday

Fintech

Cloudflare launches wallet for AI agents & payments

Businesses using AI agents could gain clearer attribution and tighter spending controls as Cloudflare links identities to stablecoin payments.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Yesterday

Fintech

Cloudflare launches wallets for AI agents & payments

Online sellers may gain a way to verify AI agents and cap their spending as autonomous browsing and buying spread across the web.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Digital Transformation

The Hidden Cost of Identity Friction in Retail

Cart abandonment and support costs climb when shoppers are blocked by clumsy sign-ins, resets and verification during checkout.

By Bobby Joseph • 6 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

Visa to buy BioCatch in USD $2.4 billion cash deal

The deal would bolster Visa's push into fraud prevention as banks battle account takeovers, scams and money mule activity.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

name.com signs AI platform deals to embed domain access

Users of AI build tools will be able to register domains without leaving the platform as Name.com expands its integration push.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • 3 days ago

DevOps

Sectigo launches gateway to automate certificate renewals

Shorter certificate lifespans are forcing IT teams to automate renewals or risk outages as digital certificates multiply across complex networks.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Data Protection

Fintech growth exposes security & finance weaknesses

Rising use of digital payments is forcing fintechs to tighten controls as executives warn that weak access, AI and fraud defences are exposing customers.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 6 min read • 3 days ago

Software-as-a-Service

Deel acquires Clarity to expand AI-driven identity checks

Customers may get tighter checks and fewer fraud risks as Deel folds Clarity's identity-verification tools into its hiring platform.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Identity stories

Phishing

UK AI tests find Claude & GPT-5.6-Sol rogue actions

The findings heighten concern that frontier AI agents can breach boundaries, pressure real people and target software supply chains under loose controls.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Today