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As AI moves from generating content to taking real action and holding higher-stakes responsibilities, identity matters more than ever. Before AI can act on our behalf, we need to verify the person—not just the device or credential—behind each request. In a new piece for Fortune, CLEAR CEO Caryn Seidman Becker discusses how identity must be built into agent security, not treated as a separate compliance exercise. A password, security question, or phone call may provide information, but they don’t prove the right person is actually present. This is where identity becomes essential to the future of AI. As Caryn writes, “The debate around AI often gets framed as speed versus safety. In our experience, you can have both—it’s the AND.” Trusted identity can help organizations operate with speed and confidence, giving AI the framework it needs to operate safely, simply, and at scale. Read Caryn’s op-ed here: https://lnkd.in/g_RbEkUr

We're honored that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is piloting CLEAR as a new sign-in option for VA.gov, providing Veterans with a fast, simple, and secure way to access their benefits. VA.gov is how Veterans reach the care, claims, and benefits they've earned, and getting in shouldn't be the hard part. Starting today, Veterans can create or access their VA.gov account with CLEAR: a two-minute setup, then a simple selfie to sign in. Veterans can enroll online or get help in person from a CLEAR Ambassador at select VA medical centers in Brooklyn, Washington, D.C., Palo Alto, Atlanta, Orlando, and San Juan. Caryn Seidman Becker, CEO of CLEAR, said: “CLEAR’s mission is to make experiences safer and easier by securely connecting people to their true identity. We’re honored to work with the Department of Veterans Affairs to meet America’s Veterans and their loved ones where they are. Veterans earned these benefits, it should be easy for them to access them. Secure identity is the front door to care, and when that door works seamlessly and securely, Veterans get served faster and taxpayer dollars go where they belong." Signing in to VA.gov with CLEAR is free and optional—and Veterans’ private health information stays with VA. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ggqUMetz

We're thrilled to share more details on how CLEAR and Expedia are teaming up to help Expedia One Key members enjoy a seamless travel day. “Expedia helps you book with confidence and CLEAR gives Members what they need for a great travel day from home to gate and back again. Together, we’re connecting the journey so travelers can go from booking to boarding with less friction and more control.” — Caryn Seidman Becker, CEO, CLEAR Read more about our partnership: https://lnkd.in/gs-Fsszh

With identity becoming more deeply embedded in the platforms and workflows enterprises rely on, we’re excited to introduce the CLEAR Partner Network—a framework that brings together technology, channel, and alliance partners to build with CLEAR1 and go to market together. As AI accelerates an evolving threat landscape, organizations need to extend identity assurance efficiently and at scale, across critical moments from onboarding to account recovery and high-risk transactions. The CLEAR Partner Network is designed to help partners deliver seamless multi-layered verification into the platforms customers already trust, while launching faster with standardized implementation across critical workflows. From ISVs and marketplaces to VARs, resellers, and services partners, we’re building an ecosystem that makes trusted identity easier to deploy across industries. Read Better Together: The CLEAR Partner Network to learn more: https://lnkd.in/dYe94EHa

As Axios reports, fears around AI are driving cybersecurity stocks to record highs. But the bigger story is how organizations are no longer asking whether AI will change security, but how to protect their infrastructure now that it has. Strong security around AI systems, networks, and devices still matters, but those safeguards don’t always verify the person behind the screen. A document isn't an identity, and even a secure device doesn’t tell you who’s actually using it. That’s why identity belongs at the center of the cybersecurity conversation, not as an afterthought. CLEAR1 was built for this exact moment. By verifying the person beyond the device, CLEAR1 complements existing security tools, helping organizations connect technology to the person behind it. Read more in the Axios report here: https://lnkd.in/gCp8Zz6s

We’re partnering with Carahsoft to host an upcoming webinar on the vulnerabilities of critical public services, such as water systems, hospitals, and energy, due to the recent surge in cyberattacks and the exploitation of credentials to gain unauthorized access. Join CLEAR and leaders from cybersecurity and public-sector, John Riggi at American Hospital Association, Amanda S. from Accenture Federal Services, Gary D. Parker at Alabama Medicaid Agency, and Jason Sherwin for a timely conversation on how states can layer identity assurance into existing systems to strengthen critical infrastructure. 📅 September 29, 2026 ⏰ 11:00AM-12:00PM ET 👉 Register for “Protecting State Infrastructure Starts with Trusted Identity”: https://lnkd.in/e6ibJX4n

With AI-driven attacks becoming faster and harder to detect, "Securing the AI Revolution” was the defining conversation at CrowdStrike’s Fal.Con 2026 earlier this month—an event we were proud to sponsor and join as the organization’s first identity verification partner. Through a featured speaking session with GuidePoint Security and Okta, we made the case for a layer of defense many organizations are still missing: knowing who is actually behind an action—not just which credential or device is being used. That’s what CLEAR1’s integration with the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform delivers: person-based identity verification built directly into risk detection, so security teams can distinguish a legitimate user from an AI threat before it’s too late. Read our takeaways from Fal.Con 2026, including three key points on workforce identity in the AI era: https://lnkd.in/euVh8EPn

We’re proud to partner with AskMD by Sharecare—a platform that helps people turn their health questions into a more personalized plan. CLEAR brings trusted identity to the AskMD experience, giving people a secure and seamless way to verify who they are, enabling real-time eligibility, accurate benefit routing, secure data retrieval, and plan personalization. Congratulations to Sharecare and the organizations across the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Tech Ecosystem that helped bring #AskMD to life. See more about AskMD here: askmd.sharecare.com

Credentials can be stolen, devices can be compromised, and legitimate accounts can be exploited. At CrowdStrike's Fal.Con, CLEAR CSO, Jon Schlegel, joins GuidePoint Field CISO, Emily O'Carroll, and Okta VP of AI Agents & Identity Security, Nick Davis, to discuss Continuous Identity Telemetry. Together, they’ll explore how connecting identity context with signals across security systems can help teams detect emerging risk and strengthen trust across human and non-human identities. Join us to learn how security teams can move beyond point-in-time authentication, respond when identity risk changes, and govern access as AI agents take on greater authority.

We’re excited to announce our partnership with CrowdStrike to integrate CLEAR1 into the CrowdStrike Falcon® platform. Together, we’re helping security teams verify the person behind unusual activity and make more informed decisions while keeping trusted users moving. “Together with CrowdStrike, we make person-based verification available when security decisions are being made. By verifying the person- not just the credential or device- when risk emerges, organizations can make more informed decisions while keeping trusted users moving.” Brett Romanoff, EVP, CLEAR1. Read the press release here: https://lnkd.in/ewg-dsBp