OCR Studio has joined the Age Verification Providers Association to support privacy-preserving age assurance technology.

OCR Studio has announced plans to debut an on-device age verification system capable of detecting date-of-birth field manipulations at GITEX AI Europe.

Google has announced updates to Google Wallet at Money20/20 Europe, expanding digital ID capabilities and introducing a new direct checkout experience.

The European Commission has issued preliminary findings that Meta's Instagram and Facebook have breached the Digital Services Act over inadequate age enforcement.

Persona has integrated ConnectID into its platform to enable age verification for Australian users without sharing sensitive identification documents, supporting compliance with social media legislation.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a discussion paper proposing a one-hour delay on high-value UPI transfers and additional verification requirements for elderly customers.

Ireland has launched a pilot phase of its digital wallet, which includes an age verification feature aimed at restricting minors' access to social media platforms.

Irina Ionescu, Senior Editor at The Paypers, tackles the new wave of age verification legislation and what it takes for these initiatives to be successful.

Ondato has published a report analysing the expansion of age verification legislation across US states and the compliance challenges facing digital platforms operating age-restricted services.