Advances in biometrics for law enforcement and fraud prevention are prominent among the week’s most-read articles on Biometric Update. Clearview…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
Malaysia rolls out national digital ID, clarifies biometric enrollment details
Malaysia has begun enrolling citizens for its National Digital ID (NDID), with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim the first…
Worldcoin tours Asia, partners for crypto off-ramping capabilities
Members of the Tools for Humanity product development team toured Asia to gather feedback before World ID verification expands throughout…
ECOWAS seeks consultant for regional biometric ID card transition roadmap
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is calling for expressions of interest from consulting firms to develop a…
Australia’s Digital ID Bill introduced with AU$145.5M earmark
Australia’s federal government has introduced the Digital ID Bill in the Senate to formally establish and provide a framework for…
Belgians happy to use smartphones for many things, just not digital ID
A survey of Belgian smartphone users from Deloitte revealed that they are open to using their devices for banking and…
Swiss university, startups partner on self-sovereign identity
Zug-based startup Partisia Blockchain and the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais-Wallis) have announced they are…
NZ group briefs ministers on digital ID for authentication
Digital Identity New Zealand (DINZ), a digital ID advocacy group, has briefed three incoming New Zealand Ministers – Melissa Lee,…
HID wins driver’s license contract in Finland
HID Global has won the contract to provide Finland with new driver’s license cards and personalization services as it continues…
Crackdown on illegal birth certificates in China after hospital revelations
China is cracking down on the illegal trade in children’s birth certificates, which according to the country’s top health regulator…
