Digital Identity: Global Roundup

Japan / Denmark

Japanese provider of business information management solutions TOPPAN Edge has joined forces with Partisia, a Danish provider of Multi-Party Computation (MPC) and blockchain-based privacy technologies, to develop a privacy-focused digital identity framework.

The partnership leverages Partisia’s Decentralised Identity technology to help individuals secure control over their personal data while exploring global scalability through Partisia Blockchain.

The collaboration aligns with Japan’s Trusted Web initiative, which aims to establish a secure, decentralised digital framework, and ensures compatibility with Europe’s eIDAS regulation, fostering stronger ties between the regions.

United Kingdom

Conveyancer Muve has selected Credas Technologies as its onboarding partner for anti-money laundering (AML), Safe Harbour ID Checks, and Source of Funds analysis.

Muve has a dual-brand model requiring an onboarding setup that could flex across both B2C and B2B channels. As part of the engagement, Credas’ helped Muve to adopt a blend of both open banking and document uploads, ensuring customers are more likely to complete the journey.

United States

In partnership with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Orlando International Airport will be welcoming travellers on select flights through a new initiative, Enhanced Passenger Processing (EPP). EPP is designed to use biometric facial comparison for identity verification to increase CBP operational efficiency while reportedly enhancing the traveller experience.

CEO the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority (GOAA) Lance Lyttle, said: “Innovative programs like EPP can significantly reduce processing times for passengers, without compromising security. MCO saw an increase of more than 800,000 international arrivals in 2024 than in 2023, many of them US citizens who would benefit from this program.”

GOAA has selected biometric solutions provider iProov to support EPP. 

Hong Kong

Hong Kong plans to invalidate older smart identity cards in a phased approach throughout 2025. The transition affects all Hong Kong residents and requires them to obtain new digital identity cards before their existing documents become invalid. The initiative builds upon Hong Kong’s recent efforts to modernize its digital identity infrastructure, including the implementation of privacy-focused verification systems for cross-border financial services.

The invalidation process will occur in two distinct phases. Phase I, which began on May 12, 2025, affects individuals born in 1970 or after. Phase II, commencing October 12, 2025, applies to those born in 1969 or before. After these dates, the respective old-format smart identity cards will no longer be valid for official purposes.

Korea

Authentication platform corporation Raonsecure announced that it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with pet tech corporation Uyeon Company for a project involving digital identity verification and issuance for pets.

Uyeon Company provides pet authentication and data-driven services. It has established the infrastructure ‘Dr. Clooney’ to cover pet identity registration, authentication, and utilisation. Currently, it is working to expand pet-related services in cooperation with various institutions and corporations, including finance, public sector, and healthcare.

Through this agreement, the two parties plan to jointly promote the issuance of digital identity cards for pets provided by Uyeon Company using Raonsecure’s OmniOne digital ID. Additionally, they will also provide various badge issuances related to pets utilising the OmniOne Badge service.

Zambia

Zambia has halted its landmark digital identity rollout exercise due to the severe drought facing the country.

The government said the Integrated National Registration Information System (INRIS) project would be postponed as part of attempts to free up financial resources to address the effects of the drought.

United Kingdom

The government’s Gov.uk One Login digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own trust framework for digital identity systems.

Computer Weekly reported that iProov, a key technology supplier to One Login, chose to allow its certification to lapse. As a result, One Login has also been removed from the official accreditation scheme.

All suppliers of digital identity systems in the UK are expected to comply with the Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) if their software is to be used for any public services. However, iProov has reportedly failed to renew its DIATF compliance, so the One Login registration automatically expired.

Additionally, Computer Weekly has learned external security tests on the government’s flagship digital identity system, Gov.uk One Login, have found serious vulnerabilities in the live service.

A “red teaming” exercise conducted in March by IT security consultancy Cyberis discovered that privileged access to One Login can be compromised without detection by security monitoring tools.