identity verification

57% of Firms in Payment-Heavy Industries Face More Fraud
57% of Firms in Payment-Heavy Industries Face More Fraud
August 10, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Faster payments can feel like a victory lap until fraud reaches the finish line first. Businesses want money to move in seconds, but their defenses...

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World Foundation Raises $52 Million as AI Drives Demand for ID Solutions
World Foundation Raises $52 Million as AI Drives Demand for ID Solutions
July 24, 2026  |  Investments

World Foundation raised $52.5 million in new funding to bring World ID technology to organizations, consumers and artificial intelligence (AI) agents. The organization raised the new funding...

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Identity Verification Gets a Pulse Check
Identity Verification Gets a Pulse Check
July 23, 2026  |  Authentication

Dead people don’t spend much, but the federal government nearly sent them tens of millions of dollars anyway. The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday (July...

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Trulioo Debuts AI Agent to Determine Beneficial Ownership
Trulioo Debuts AI Agent to Determine Beneficial Ownership
July 23, 2026  |  Authentication

ID verification firm Trulioo has debuted an AI agent to resolve beneficial ownership questions. The company’s UBO Discovery Agent, announced Thursday (July 23), is part of Trulioo’s larger UBO...

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Google Lets Users Sign In With Video Selfies
Google Lets Users Sign In With Video Selfies
July 23, 2026  |  News

Google is letting users sign into their accounts by taking videos of themselves. “Selfie video is a new way to get into your account, giving you...

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UK Discards Digital ID Plans After Public Pushback
UK Discards Digital ID Plans After Public Pushback
July 21, 2026  |  Digital Identity

England’s new prime minister has reportedly cancelled his predecessor’s plans for a national digital ID. Andy Burnham confirmed for Techcrunch Tuesday (July 21) that the...

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Three-Quarters of Financial Firms See Identity Inconsistencies
Three-Quarters of Financial Firms See Identity Inconsistencies
July 10, 2026  |  Authentication

Digital revenue has turned identity verification from a back-office control into a front-door growth issue for financial services firms. The PYMNTS Intelligence report “When ‘Good...

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Google Launches Digital ID Partnership With Poland’s Authologic
Google Launches Digital ID Partnership With Poland’s Authologic
July 02, 2026  |  Digital Identity

Google has formed a digital identity partnership with Polish ID-verification startup Authologic. “Google Wallet already lets users store verified identity credentials issued by governments, banks,...

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Claude Users Could Face New ID Checks
Claude Users Could Face New ID Checks
June 22, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Anthropic is preparing to ask some Claude users to verify their identity, a move that could require government-issued IDs and, in some cases, selfie checks,...

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