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From Payment Card to Digital Trust Infrastructure: How Cards Are Evolving

Banks are using payment cards as trust anchors to link onboarding, wallet enrolment and fraud checks without adding more customer friction.

By Brent Bowen • 7 min read • Today

Multi-factor authentication

HID joins FIDO Alliance board as passkey use grows

As organisations roll out passkeys beyond pilots, the alliance gains enterprise input on interoperability, recovery and lifecycle management.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • 3 days ago

Customer Experience

7 Steps to Implement Digital Identity Verification Successfully

Poorly designed checks can block genuine customers or let fraudsters through, so leaders need a risk-based verification flow that preserves conversion.

By Shivani Pimpili • 5 min read • Yesterday

Quantum Computing

Giesecke+Devrient wins award for quantum-safe ID card

The recognition underlines progress in making identity documents resilient to future quantum attacks, despite tight chip constraints and long replacement cycles.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • 3 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

Animoca partners on AI agents for verified shopping

The pilot aims to let shopping bots prove user eligibility for discounts and benefits while keeping personal data hidden from merchants.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last week

Digital Transformation

Saviynt appoints Clinton Mottram to APJ security role

The appointment reflects rising demand for tighter access controls as firms in Asia Pacific and Japan adopt AI across legacy and cloud systems.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Risk & Compliance

Stakk completes USD $63 million ParaScript acquisition

The enlarged group now serves more than 300 enterprise customers and processes over 110 billion digital interactions a year across four regions.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Last week

Telstra

Authsignal launches carrier-backed number verify in US

Businesses can now verify mobile numbers without SMS codes, as Authsignal's new service spans major US carriers and Telstra in Australia.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last week

Encryption

Should cybersecurity be nationalised?

As attacks increasingly spill across supply chains, policymakers are edging towards treating cyber security as a shared public good, not a private expense.

By Illka Gobius • 5 min read • Last week

Multi-factor authentication

Fraudulent hires get credentials before detection, HYPR

Most fake hires are exposed only after getting system access, leaving companies vulnerable for days and often weeks before a fraud is spotted.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month

Data Protection

Financial services top mobile verification activity

Financial firms accounted for 41.6% of verified mobile activity in the first half of 2026, as numbers became central to banking and account recovery.

By Mara Sugue • 3 min read • This month

Digital Transformation

FIOR appoints Sir Tom Copinger-Symes to advise on AI

The appointment comes as firms race to secure autonomous AI agents that can access systems and physical infrastructure without human oversight.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Robotics

Intel, Atsign boost secure agentic AI for transport

Encrypted data exchanges in smart transport can now run far faster on Intel chips, easing a key barrier to edge AI deployment.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Robotics

ANYbotics adds door access for ANYmal inspection robots

The upgrade lets inspection robots reach critical plant assets behind locked doors, cutting manual work while keeping security and fire controls intact.

By Raphael Veloso • 4 min read • This month

Data Protection

Moca Chain launches mainnet for digital identity & AI

It aims to cut repeated verification checks and let businesses trust AI agents without collecting the same personal documents from users each time.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • This month

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Identity stories

Encryption

NAB rolls out encrypted mobile ID checks in Queensland

Selected Queensland customers can now verify their identity at NAB branches by sharing a mobile driver licence, cutting manual checks and document handling.

By Mara Sugue • 4 min read • 3 days ago