Kenya considers verifiable academic credentials to phase out paper certificates
Government and other stakeholders in Kenya are brainstorming on an initiative that seeks to replace physical academic certificates with digital…
Year: 2025
imID to roll out digital ID app for streamlined IDV in Armenia
A provider of trust services in Armenia, imID, has entered into a partnership for the rollout of a digital ID…
Tweak existing UK digital ID scheme, don’t launch overlapping new one: Stakeholders
Observers and participants in the UK’s digital identity ecosystem are coming together in expressing that whether or not Right to…
Facial recognition proposed as UK’s immigration fix by Tory leader Badenoch
The way to reform the UK’s immigration system is not the introduction of mandatory digital ID, according to the leader…
Kazakhstan launches biometrics pilot to enhance gambling industry safety
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports and biometrics firm Biometric.Vision have formalized a cooperation agreement aimed at strengthening safety and…
The EUDI Wallet ‘needs a sustainable business model’
The European Digital Identity Wallet (EUDIW) will reshape how citizens authenticate themselves online. But a critical question remains unresolved: who…
Canadian airports, airline council wants national biometrics policy
Nearly 70 percent of travelers would consider using a biometric gateway, according to recent research. This type of support is…
Amazon’s quiet rise as a power broker in police surveillance
In 2023, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office tested a new surveillance tool from Amazon Web Services (AWS) that used…
Senegal leans on Visa’s digital payments muscle to drive financial inclusion
The Senegalese government and Visa have held discussions for a collaboration that is expected to expand the company’s digital payment…
NexG wins six-year contract to upgrade Malaysia’s national ID card
NextG’s wholly owned subsidiary Datasonic will modernize Malysia’s national ID card infrastructure in a six-year contract worth around 733 million…
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