Gov.uk Verify, one of the UK government’s flagship digital programmes, set out with the best of intentions. It aimed to establish an identity assurance framework that could work across private and ...

Two-factor authentication (2FA) should be the cornerstone of today’s online security and yet the vast majority of users continue to rely on old-fashioned usernames and passwords despite ample evidence ...

The government’s flagship digital identity service is “failing its users”, has not delivered value for money, and its leaders have not accepted “proper accountability” for the troubled programme, say ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The NAO report examines the Government Digital Service’s (GDS) ...

A unified Digital ID system for UK citizens has been on successive government dockets for decades, first attempted by the Tony Blair Labour government. Blair’s ill-fated attempt was the introduction, ...

Filing a tax return, changing some key personal information like a name or an address, sponsoring a visa applicant: for many of us, this type of admin is still synonymous with complex paperwork and ...

Janet Hughes, well-respected programme director of identity platform Verify, is off to pastures new. She follows the departure of executive director Stephen Foreshew-Caine earlier this month. The ...

The Department for Work and Pensions has issued a "no longer accepts" warning to people on Universal Credit. The DWP says Universal Credit no longer uses Government Gateway or GOV.UK Verify for online ...