Since the invention of the passport in the early 20th century, identity verification has become a necessity for any person on the planet who wishes to access almost any product or service, as well as ...

The World Bank reports that 1 billion people across the globe can't prove their identity. This creates a variety of problems for citizens when it comes to accessing digital services. As one possible ...

OCO SBT’s DIMPL Digital Identity Management Platform, built on ROC, offers security and data sovereignty with AI-enabled ...

In a person-to-person business transaction, when the other person doesn't know you or know who you are, she may accept credentials that vouch for your identity. Identity management in computer ...

Let’s face it. For all the endless debates, articles and international events about identity, we don’t need to prove our identity very often. On the rare occasions when we do – to open a bank account ...

In a world promising self-driving cars and artificial general intelligence, the prospect of a new form of digital identity verification can feel … less than exciting. And yet digital identity is about ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

In the evolving world of identity verification, few terms are as widely used or as broadly misunderstood as digital ID. For some, it means a secure login for accessing public services. For others, ...

South Africa is undergoing a transition mirrored across much of the world: the steady move from paper-based, analogue systems to digital-first services. As the payments ecosystem modernises and ...

NIST has a new draft out of a long-awaited update to its digital identity guidelines. Published Wednesday, the standards contain “foundational process and technical requirements” for digital identity, ...

To more accurately and more safely authenticate people online, digital identity needs to better cope with changes in people's lives. It's time to build identity technology for a digital life. Digital ...

What was initially sold as a bold move to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants and change the UK’s approach to digital ID has now been abandoned. The proposed scheme, unveiled in September 2025, ...