Regula Forensics Blog: ID Verification Trends and Insights

April 15, 2026

Collecting Advance Passenger Information Without Slowing Passengers Down

Practical guidance for carriers on APIS automation, document capture, and identity verification.

BY Arif A. Mamedov

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IDs Across The Globe

Explore top verification challenges and fun facts about identity documents from around the world.

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April 21, 2026

Driver’s License Verification: How to Build an Effective Workflow

A step-by-step roadmap for implementing effective driver’s license verification in your organization.

BY Ihar Kliashchou

April 21, 2026

Non-Latin Scripts in ID Documents: Verification Challenges & Tips

How do OCR systems make sense of hieroglyphs?

BY Maryia Valchanina

April 20, 2026

Top-Notch Identity Document Processing Worldwide: Chile

What makes Chilean IDs harder to process and what an identity verification system should be able to handle.

BY Ihar Kliashchou

April 17, 2026

The Most Beautiful UV Patterns in Banknotes: Regula’s Pick

Miniature works of art reflecting a nation’s culture, enhanced by UV patterns that protect against counterfeiting.

BY Regula Team

April 17, 2026

Face Recognition vs. Face Verification in Identity Verification: The Expert Explanation

What sets "face recognition," “face search,” “face identification,” “face detection,” and “face matching” apart?

BY Andrey Terekhin

April 15, 2026

Age Verification in Gaming: What Platforms Need to Know

Age verification, once associated mostly with gambling and other adult-only services, is now reaching mainstream video gaming.

BY Jan Stepnov

April 14, 2026

The ABN AMRO Bank Case: Why a Face Match Doesn’t Equal an Identity Match

A man opened nearly 50 bank accounts by overlaying his own face onto stolen passport identities and using those images in the bank’s remote onboarding flow.

BY Henry Patishman

April 10, 2026

Digital ID by Country: A 2026 Guide to Live National Systems

Countries have moved toward digital ID at different speeds and through different models. Here are the main live digital ID systems worldwide.

BY Henry Patishman

April 9, 2026

How to Verify a Passport: Security Features, Checks & Tools

From lobbies of luxury hotels to taxi cabs, businesses increasingly require passport verification. Yet, the task falls to employees who, of course, aren't forensic experts.

BY Ihar Kliashchou