digital identity

A digital identity is information on an entity used by computer systems to represent an external agent. That agent may be a person, organization, application, or device. ISO/IEC 24760-1 defines identity as "set of attributes related to an entity".

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Synthetic IDs and Agent Bots Force Banks to Rethink Verification

Synthetic IDs and Agent Bots Force Banks to Rethink Verification
Synthetic IDs and Agent Bots Force Banks to Rethink Verification
January 21, 2026  |  Digital Identity

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Banks Overestimate Their Identity Defenses to the Tune of $34B a Year
Banks Overestimate Their Identity Defenses to the Tune of $34B a Year
January 16, 2026  |  Digital Identity

As financial services firms push deeper into digital channels, identity verification has quietly become one of the most consequential—and most underestimated—forces shaping growth, risk and...

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Apple Launches Digital ID in Wallet
Apple Launches Digital ID in Wallet
November 12, 2025  |  Apple

Apple launched Digital ID, a new feature that lets users create and present an identification in Apple Wallet using information from their United States passport....

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Nearly 60% of Companies Struggle With Bot Fraud
Nearly 60% of Companies Struggle With Bot Fraud
November 05, 2025  |  Digital Identity

In the age of AI agents and synthetic identities, the biggest risk to corporate security may be complacency. Most firms think their digital identity systems...

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The $95B Wake-Up Call: ‘Good Enough’ Digital Identity Is Costing Firms Growth
The $95B Wake-Up Call: ‘Good Enough’ Digital Identity Is Costing Firms Growth
October 23, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

In an era where artificial intelligence-driven bots and digital agents are rewriting the rules of commerce, many companies still believe their identity verification systems are...

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Making Sense of What AML Looks Like Across the Crypto Landscape
Making Sense of What AML Looks Like Across the Crypto Landscape
October 21, 2025  |  Cryptocurrency

Traditional compliance methods face a tough battle in the cryptocurrency world. Pseudonymity, code-driven transactions and borderless systems, it turns out, don’t naturally mesh with laws...

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Tracking the Convergence of Payments and Digital Identity
Tracking the Convergence of Payments and Digital Identity
October 21, 2025  |  Opinion

The convergence of payments and digital identity will define the next era of financial services, Entersekt Chief Technology Officer Gerhard Oosthuizen writes in a new...

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Mastercard and Smile ID to Offer Digital Identity Solutions Across Africa
Mastercard and Smile ID to Offer Digital Identity Solutions Across Africa
September 26, 2025  |  Digital Identity

Mastercard and Smile ID plan to accelerate the rollout of secure digital identity solutions across Africa to enable enterprises to onboard new customers faster. Get...

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