Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten has published a tender for its government digitalisation programme, covering digital identity, electronic signature and a single sign-on platform.
The Digital Government Transformation Project is being run by the National Recovery Program Bureau and funded by the World Bank, with bids due by 16 March 2026. Suppliers will be expected to deliver digital ID, digital signature and SSO solutions in line with government-produced technical design documentation, including hosting, systems implementation, and extensive operational and developer documentation, alongside knowledge transfer for governance of the digital ID infrastructure.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) programme is scheduled to launch by Q3 2026, supported by a Rs. 10.4 billion grant from the Government of India.
Built on MOSIP, the system will incorporate biometrics including face, fingerprint and iris, and support digital-first service delivery via a mobile “e-Locker”. While Indian firms are contributing expertise, officials say the system will be managed by a local Sri Lankan service provider, with the master systems integrator procurement ongoing and a final award expected in early 2026.
Spain
Spain has confirmed that a digital version of the national identity card will carry the same legal weight as the physical document from 1 April 2026.
The change is grounded in Real Decreto 255/2025, published in April 2025, which formally regulates the DNI in both physical and digital formats for the first time. The framework positions the digital DNI as an extension rather than a replacement, aligning Spain with EU requirements on document security and digital identity standards.
Lithuania
Procivis has been awarded the contract to deliver Lithuania’s European Digital Identity Wallet sandbox following a public tender process.
Working with the state Agency for Digital Solutions, the company will build a national test environment using its eIDAS 2.0-compliant wallet platform. The 12-month sandbox will support testing for citizen and institutional use cases, including cross-border scenarios, and will help Lithuania prepare for the EU-wide requirement to provide a national wallet by the end of 2026.
India
A senior police official in Hyderabad has called for AI agents to be issued with identity credentials – or their digital equivalent – to improve accountability and reduce the risks of errors, loss of control, or criminal hijacking.
The proposal focuses on assigning each autonomous agent a precise digital identity and robust logging so organisations can determine which agent performed which action, when changes were made, and where information was sent, enabling rapid attribution and remediation if incidents occur.
Greece
Greece’s data protection authority has warned against activating a policing system that would allow officers to conduct biometric identity checks on the street.
The planned system would enable patrols to use portable devices to scan fingerprints and facial images during spot checks, but regulators said Greek law lacks a clear legal basis for such biometric processing outside contexts like suspects or detainees. The authority said deployment must wait until new legislation explicitly authorises the use of biometrics for these policing purposes.
France
France has signed a memorandum of understanding bringing together public and private sector organisations to coordinate national implementation of the European Digital Identity Wallet.
The MoU is positioned as a coordination framework spanning the full wallet implementation stack, including identity proofing, credential issuance, cryptography, secure components and relying-party integration. The signatories include France Titres alongside organisations such as iDAKTO, Orange Business, Sopra Steria and Thales, with the roster expected to evolve over time.
Global
Entrust has formed a strategic partnership with Google to develop AI-powered identity verification and fraud monitoring capabilities for regulated industries.
Announced in February 2026, the collaboration combines Entrust’s identity verification platform with Google Cloud infrastructure and Gemini models, targeting use cases in sectors such as financial services and insurance. Entrust says it is responding to rising attack volumes during onboarding, including a reported increase in injection attacks.
United States
A new bipartisan bill in the House would place the Treasury Department at the centre of a national effort to combat identity theft and fraud by strengthening digital identity infrastructure.
The Stop Identity Fraud and Identity Theft Act would authorise a grant programme for states to develop secure digital versions of driving licences and other IDs aligned with NIST standards. The proposed approach is framed around privacy protection, resilience against AI-enabled fraud such as deepfakes, and safeguarding benefit programmes administered by Treasury.
Norway
Norwegian fintechs Two and Signicat have partnered to address what they describe as the “authority gap” in B2B e-commerce: proving in real time that a buyer is authorised to purchase on behalf of a company.
The joint solution connects Two’s payments and risk platform with Signicat’s identity capabilities, combining personal identity verification with real-time checks against official company registries. The aim is to reduce manual back-and-forth, lower fraud risk, and prevent abandoned sales by confirming both who the buyer is and whether they have legal authority to transact.
Europe
IDnow has appointed Liudmyla Rabchynska, Ukraine’s former Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation, as director of global regulatory and government affairs.
Based in Munich, Rabchynska will track regulatory developments tied to eIDAS 2.0 and digital identity wallets and engage with governments and public authorities as Europe enters a new phase of implementation and compliance, including evolving trust services and anti-money laundering expectations.
Global
iProov says its Dynamic Liveness technology has achieved an Ingenium Level 4 evaluation and the CEN/TS 18099 High technical specification for injection attack detection.
The company positions the result as a standards-based benchmark intended to improve comparability and trust as AI-generated deepfakes and injection attacks evolve. The evaluation was conducted by an accredited biometric laboratory, with the aim of moving beyond vendor-led claims towards consistent testing requirements.
United States
Enhanced Passenger Processing has launched at the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport, in partnership with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
The biometric process is designed to help verify the identities of U.S. citizens in real time and streamline arrivals inspections while maintaining security standards. The terminal has partnered with iProov to support deployment, with participation available without advance enrolment or payment and an option for travellers to opt out and use standard inspection processes.
