Philippines officials want to fight driver’s license fraud with facial recognition
Philippines land transportation officials are considering adding a facial recognition capability to their driver’s license renewal portal. This comes as…
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India, Nigeria, Pakistan discuss sustainable financing for digital ID schemes with ID4Africa
Designing identity authorities based on business models which can generate funds for the proper functioning and sustainability of their systems…
Tascent’s multimodal biometrics contracted for Palau border, Australian prisons
The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (BCBP) of the western Pacific Ocean Republic of Palau has reached a deal…
Data security rules needed for Nepalese digital ID, Nigeria’s World Bank funding
A similar lack of data protection rules in Nepal and Nigeria could limit citizens’ confidence in the national digital ID…
Kenya to comply with regional bloc directive on biometric passports from end November
Kenyans have until 30 November to get new East African Community (EAC) biometric passports if they want to be able…
Ugandan officials emphasize inclusive digital ID plan to enroll 17M unregistered citizens
The National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA) says it is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that each…
Pangiam on US hiring spree as Trulioo cuts staff and SMB digital identity portfolio
Biometric travel and security solutions provider Pangiam has unveiled new investment plans, which it says will give room for creating…
Pakistan arrests suspects over digital ID fraud in floods cash relief program
There are already reports of fraud related to the distribution of relief funds to victims of recent flooding in Pakistan…
Indonesian lawmakers pass personal data protection legislation at long last
After nearly six years of back and forth, Indonesia’s parliament has finally passed the country’s data protection bill into law,…
Onfido, ComplyCube upgrade biometric solutions for faster, easier KYC checks
Onfido and ComplyCube have announced upgrades to their ID verification platforms for seamless and speedy KYC checks. Onfido says it…
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