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Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path
Data Protection

Building digital trust: Data quality provides a scalable path

Trusted data can cut fraud, speed onboarding and reduce manual reviews as banks try to balance customer ease with tighter controls.

By Bud Walker • 6 min read • Last month
Bybit EU picks Fourthline for EEA onboarding checks
Software-as-a-Service

Bybit EU picks Fourthline for EEA onboarding checks

MiCA rules are pushing crypto exchanges to tighten onboarding checks, as Bybit EU seeks smoother customer verification across the EEA.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last month
Cloud security turns to identity, access & sovereignty
Data Protection

Cloud security turns to identity, access & sovereignty

Breaches in large cloud environments are increasingly tied to weak identity controls, misconfigurations and poor data sovereignty governance.

By Mark Tarre • 6 min read • Last month
Login problems drive consumers away from digital services
Data Protection

Login problems drive consumers away from digital services

Poor logins are pushing 68% of consumers to abandon or switch providers, as trust in AI and data handling lags sharply.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Last month
ExpressVPN launches private AI platform with secure enclaves
Data Protection

ExpressVPN launches private AI platform with secure enclaves

Sensitive prompts and documents will stay out of model training as ExpressVPN enters AI software with an enclave-based service for Pro subscribers.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Mercury Security launches app platform for controllers
DevOps

Mercury Security launches app platform for controllers

Approved developers can now build software directly on Mercury MP Intelligent Controllers, aiming to add edge-based integrations without replacing core systems.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Last month
Don't be fooled: The SaaS label that's misleading your security team
Software-as-a-Service

Don't be fooled: The SaaS label that's misleading your security team

Identity teams could face slower patching and costlier upgrades when “SaaS” turns out to be hosted software, experts warn.

By Nam Lam • 4 min read • Last month
Entrust and Chillisoft partner to kick cybersecurity goals
Firewalls

Entrust and Chillisoft partner to kick cybersecurity goals

Chillisoft’s local support is helping Entrust reach more ANZ resellers as tighter budgets, AI threats and shorter certificate lifespans raise risk.

By Anthony Caruana • 5 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Banks issue warning over AI-powered identity fraud risks
Data Protection

Banks issue warning over AI-powered identity fraud risks

Rising deepfake and synthetic-identity attacks are prompting banks and regulators to back new guidance on hardening fraud defences.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 1st Apr 2026
Siu says AI agents & blockchain will reshape internet
DevOps

Siu says AI agents & blockchain will reshape internet

Online advertising faces pressure as autonomous AI agents could soon handle searches, payments and negotiations on users’ behalf.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows
Digital Transformation

Yubico appoints chief marketing officer as phishing grows

Rising AI-driven attacks are pushing firms towards phishing-resistant logins, sharpening demand for hardware-backed authentication across the sector.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026
Eltropy adds AI tools for credit union banking tasks
Unified Communications

Eltropy adds AI tools for credit union banking tasks

Credit unions could cut call-centre traffic as Eltropy’s AI now verifies members and handles routine account tasks in one conversation.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
OpenID Foundation names Kantara as authorised auditor
Fintech

OpenID Foundation names Kantara as authorised auditor

Independent checks on digital identity products will now be carried out by Kantara as the OpenID Foundation expands its conformance programme.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Resemble AI launches deepfake detector & threat report
Data Protection

Resemble AI launches deepfake detector & threat report

Users can now check suspicious images, video and audio in real time as concern mounts over AI-generated content spreading online.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026

Stories from Other Regions

Digital Identity stories

Mastercard launches AI payments pilots in Singapore
Fintech

Mastercard launches AI payments pilots in Singapore

Authenticated AI payments in Singapore and Malaysia could set the standard for cross-border commerce, with banks weighing fraud and consent risks.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
Bybit EU deepens identity checks with Fourthline partnership
Data Protection

Bybit EU deepens identity checks with Fourthline partnership

Tighter onboarding could ease Bybit EU’s MiCAR compliance burden as the exchange expands identity verification across eligible EEA markets.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
New Zealand to extend open banking to SME channels
Digital Transformation

New Zealand to extend open banking to SME channels

Thousands of smaller firms should gain easier access to loan comparisons, payment tools and cashflow apps as banks widen data sharing by 2027.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 4 min read • Last month
IDnow & Trustfull partner on continuous fraud checks
Gaming

IDnow & Trustfull partner on continuous fraud checks

Businesses face gaps in static KYC checks as the tie-up adds real-time behavioural and device signals to spot fraud after onboarding.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Mar 2026