Identity Verification

India stunned investors last month by abruptly suspending most activities of the banking affiliate of Paytm, a once high-flying fintech star that had attracted backing from Warren Buffett and SoftBank Group Corp. While the Paytm case was an extreme example of lapses in customer verification — it allegedly used a single identity document to open t...

An Indian passport remains valid for ten years from the date of issue, necessitating renewal thereafter.

In a circular issued on January 16, EPFO noted that Aadhaar is primarily an identity verification tool and not a proof of birth.

In India, the ID verification is performed by HyperVerge, a third-party identity verification service, that leverages DigiLocker.

In a surprising turn of events, Twitter has seemingly restored verification badges on several high-profile celebrity accounts with millions of followers, just days after the microblogging platform culled the legacy blue checkmarks for non-paying users.

Twitter is working on allowing subscribers to submit government ID to have their profiles verified on the platform, according to a report. The company will reportedly allow users to submit images of the front and rear sides of a document proving their identity, along with a selfie. the feature could be limited to Twitter Blue subscribers.

The team behind Polygon has now launched a new feature called the zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs) service, that would give the process of id-verification a Web3 twist. Users of the Polygon ID service will be able to verify their identities online without getting their personal data stored with third-party companies.

Elon Musk on Monday relaunched Twitter Blue, the company's subscription service that gives users a blue verification check mark. The relaunch of the service comes weeks after the first attempt to introduce the service saw several fake accounts impersonate celebrities and brands on the platform. Twitter will now verify users' identities before a blu...

Twitter will introduce an "Official" label for select verified accounts on the platform, after the company launches its $8 premium subscription service, according to early-stage products executive Esther Crawford. Major media outlets and governments will be given access to the "Official" label, but not all Twitter accounts that were previously veri...

The new Twitter Blue subscription plan for $7.99 per month completely changes the purpose of the coveted badge, from verifying identity to promoting the voices of those who pay.

In a zero trust environment, absolute faith is (counter intuitively) placed in the validation and verification system, which in most cases is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system. This creates a single trusted entity which, if breached, gives unencumbered access to the entire organisations systems.

Koo on Wednesday announced the addition of the Voluntary Self-Verification feature on its platform. It will use a government-issued ID or Aadhaar number to verify the identity of users on the micro-blogging platform. Koo said it will not store Aadhaar data of users.

Social Media Consultant Matt Navarra spotted the arrival of a new Instagram feature – selfie videos for verification. This process will help Instagram confirm that this is not a fake or spam account. Only new users are currently being promoted to verify their account with a video selfie.

Entry of advocates in court premises Delhi should be allowed based on a "smart card" having a digital chip for verification of identity, lawyers' bodies today told the Delhi High Court in view of the recent shootout in a court in Delhi's Rohini.

Twitter is finishing up the new verification process and could look to launch it sometime soon, reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong has shared. While she says the new process is at the finishing stage, the tipster doesn’t offer details on a proper launch date or even a time frame. A screenshot shows the kind of details that will be asked...

India stunned investors last month by abruptly suspending most activities of the banking affiliate of Paytm, a once high-flying fintech star that had attracted backing from Warren Buffett and SoftBank Group Corp. While the Paytm case was an extreme example of lapses in customer verification — it allegedly used a single identity document to open t...

An Indian passport remains valid for ten years from the date of issue, necessitating renewal thereafter.

In a circular issued on January 16, EPFO noted that Aadhaar is primarily an identity verification tool and not a proof of birth.

In India, the ID verification is performed by HyperVerge, a third-party identity verification service, that leverages DigiLocker.

In a surprising turn of events, Twitter has seemingly restored verification badges on several high-profile celebrity accounts with millions of followers, just days after the microblogging platform culled the legacy blue checkmarks for non-paying users.

Twitter is working on allowing subscribers to submit government ID to have their profiles verified on the platform, according to a report. The company will reportedly allow users to submit images of the front and rear sides of a document proving their identity, along with a selfie. the feature could be limited to Twitter Blue subscribers.

The team behind Polygon has now launched a new feature called the zero-knowledge proofs (ZK proofs) service, that would give the process of id-verification a Web3 twist. Users of the Polygon ID service will be able to verify their identities online without getting their personal data stored with third-party companies.

Elon Musk on Monday relaunched Twitter Blue, the company's subscription service that gives users a blue verification check mark. The relaunch of the service comes weeks after the first attempt to introduce the service saw several fake accounts impersonate celebrities and brands on the platform. Twitter will now verify users' identities before a blu...

Twitter will introduce an "Official" label for select verified accounts on the platform, after the company launches its $8 premium subscription service, according to early-stage products executive Esther Crawford. Major media outlets and governments will be given access to the "Official" label, but not all Twitter accounts that were previously veri...

The new Twitter Blue subscription plan for $7.99 per month completely changes the purpose of the coveted badge, from verifying identity to promoting the voices of those who pay.

In a zero trust environment, absolute faith is (counter intuitively) placed in the validation and verification system, which in most cases is an Identity and Access Management (IAM) system. This creates a single trusted entity which, if breached, gives unencumbered access to the entire organisations systems.

Koo on Wednesday announced the addition of the Voluntary Self-Verification feature on its platform. It will use a government-issued ID or Aadhaar number to verify the identity of users on the micro-blogging platform. Koo said it will not store Aadhaar data of users.

Social Media Consultant Matt Navarra spotted the arrival of a new Instagram feature – selfie videos for verification. This process will help Instagram confirm that this is not a fake or spam account. Only new users are currently being promoted to verify their account with a video selfie.

Entry of advocates in court premises Delhi should be allowed based on a "smart card" having a digital chip for verification of identity, lawyers' bodies today told the Delhi High Court in view of the recent shootout in a court in Delhi's Rohini.

Twitter is finishing up the new verification process and could look to launch it sometime soon, reverse engineering expert Jane Manchun Wong has shared. While she says the new process is at the finishing stage, the tipster doesn’t offer details on a proper launch date or even a time frame. A screenshot shows the kind of details that will be asked...