Indonesia renews national ID support contract with InterBio
Indonesia has renewed its annual technical support contract for the country’s national digital identity infrastructure. It has awarded the 2026…
Articles By Lu-Hai Liang
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Fingo, Trust Stamp deals bring biometrics, digital identity to gold sector
Gold shot up in value in 2025 as investors piled in. Now, the gold sector is becoming an unexpected proving…
Biometrics replacing SMS OTPs for UAE online transactions
Major banks in the UAE have begun informing customers that one‑time passwords (OTPs) via SMS for online card purchases are…
Vietnam has big digitalization and biometrics ambitions for 2026
Vietnam’s government is pushing hard for digital transformation, seeing digital identity and governance as central to its plans and has…
UK tackles threat of generative AI with new Deepfake Detection Challenge
The UK Home Office is kicking off a new Deepfake Detection Challenge that will bring together experts from across government,…
South Korea to mandate face biometrics for new mobile numbers by 2026
South Korea is joining a growing number of Asian countries that require face biometrics for new mobile phone numbers. The…
youniqx Identity wins tender to build technical infrastructure for Germany’s EUDI Wallet
youniqx Identity, the digital subsidiary of the Austrian State Printing Company (OSD), has secured a Europe‑wide tender to develop the…
Vietnam looks to center VNeID ‘super-platform’ for digital economy push
Vietnam wants a digital future and it wants it soon. The Southeast Asian country is pushing hard for digital transformation,…
ID-Pal partners with MBS for compliance automation, IDV
ID‑Pal has entered a strategic partnership with digital transformation provider MBS. The tie-up will enable automated AML, KYC and KYB…
Dubai launches city-wide biometric hotel check-in
Dubai is ready to overhaul its hotel arrival experience across the entire emirate with a one‑time contactless check‑in system. This…
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