Biometric Update has published a new report examining the growing role of the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) in…
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World Bank, African DPAs outline formula for trusted digital identity, DPI
Trust has moved steadily to the center of the conversation around digital public infrastructure and identity at ID4Africa, and the…
Continental challenges, continental solutions: Africa Digital ID Hackathon 2026
For the second consecutive year, a team from Senegal has won the African Digital Identity Hackathon. Team TrustSeal was judged…
ID4Africa panel outlines steady KYC process, policy improvement
eKYC is an adaptation of long-standing, even ancient practice in banking for the modern world. But many countries are or…
The ‘Frontline’ of digital identity innovation spans the Global South
The ID4Africa community focussed on Frontline developments in digital identity from around the world Day 2 of the 2026 AGM…
Africa PKI Consortium builds the continent’s trust layer
“If the continent is to achieve its sovereignty it needs to have control over every ingredient that is used,” said…
ID4Africa 2026 shifts focus to digital identity ecosystems and sustainability
ID4Africa’s 2026 AGM opened in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire with the arrival of over a thousand delegates and participants at the…
MOSIP unified Claim 169 face biometrics field, aligns with standards in spec update
The latest version of the Claim 169 visible digital seal specification from MOSIP makes incremental usability and interoperability enhancements and…
Idex’ $1.75M deal with ID Centric for biometric payment cards back on
Singapore and Malaysia-based ID Centric will build fingerprint sensors from Idex Biometrics into its biometric payment cards through a $1.75…
Webinar to demystify biometric physical access control decisions
The biometric physical access control is changing, with shifts driven by factors including ubiquitous face biometrics, alignment between logical and…
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