Germany
Identity verification firm IDnow’s automated, AI-based solution IDCheck.io has been positively assessed by the German Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz, KJM) for the use of age verification.
Previously, the videochat-based VideoIdent, AutoIdent, IDnow eID and the IDnow Wallet were among the solutions approved for age verification by the Commission.
The German Interstate Treaty on the Protection of Minors in the Media (Jugendmedienschutz-Staatsvertrag, JMStV) stipulates that certain unsuitable content, such as AO-rated video and browser games, gambling offers or pornography, may only be distributed online if the provider ensures that it is only available for adult user groups. In order to ensure such closed, adult-only user groups, age verification systems (AV systems) are used. The KJM publishes a list of evaluated age verification systems which fulfil the legal requirements to provide legal and planning security for providers and operators of such content.
United States
Privileged Access Management (PAM) vendor Delinea has acquired cloud-based identity specialist Authomize.
Delinea said the continuous discovery and visibility capabilities of Authomize, combined with its own SaaS solutions for PAM, will extend its platform’s reach for privileged controls in the cloud while providing a defence against identity-based attacks such as account takeovers, insider threats, and lateral movement.
The acquisition of Authomize also establishes a Delinea research and development (R&D) centre in Israel.
Canada
Thirdstream, a Canada-based account onboarding FinTech company, has extended its collaboration with Thales. The partnership introduces in-person document scanners and reader technology to support identity verification (IDV) solutions for bank branches.
Focused on addressing in-person fraud attempts in financial services, Thales’ Intelligent document reader solutions can authenticate or capture data from electronic travel and government-issued identity documents.
Caribbean
A bill to provide Dutch nationals in the Netherland’s Caribbean region with citizen service numbers (BSN) is planned to go before the House of Representatives by mid-2024. Their own Citizen Service Numbers (BSN) will enable these citizens to use other login methods to government’s services, such as DigiD and eHerkenning.
The law will extend digital onboarding to citizens in the Netherlands’ Caribbean region, with more people having a national digital ID and having digital access to use public services.
United Kingdom
UK government-certified identity verification startup OneID is to provide its bank-verified identity verification to the UK-based credit reference agency AperiData, helping it to combine real-time identity checks with consumer credit insights.
The collaboration can also include automated direct debit set-up and reinstatement, employee screening process and ethical gambling.
Elsewhere, UK digital signature firm Videosign is partnering with OneID to improve security options and convenience for users. The new partnership allows Videosign users to verify identities using bank-verified data before signing contracts and documents.
Around 50 million adult Brits have so far set up OneID accounts for real-time verification, according to its figures.
Barbados
Barbadians could have a digital ID this year, according to the country’s Minister of Industry, Innovation, Science and Technology Davidson Ishmael.
The announcement of the digital ID rollout means the government will go ahead with its plans of phasing out the old ID cards, which are to be replaced by another credential dubbed Trident ID.
Once the Trident IDs are in place, the government will reportedly proceed with the second phase of the project, which is that of rolling out the digital ID.
United Kingdom
Mobile identity verification company tru.ID has rebranded to IDlayr.
Backed by investors including MMC Ventures and Sorenson Ventures, IDlayr said it plans to build the Internet’s missing ‘Identity Layer’ to make digital identity management “simpler, safer and future proof.” The firm will build on its next-generation identity verification technology that is already helping enterprises from banks to life sciences and media giants.
