Digital ID issuance sets up growth in biometric liveness and IDV
Face biometrics and liveness detection are catching a tailwind as maturing technologies and the growth of digital identities, particularly in…
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.
Universal access to digital IDs is achievable with these five approaches, 17 Rooms says
A United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is 16.9, which aims to “provide legal identity for all” by 2030. Digital…
South Africa’s biometric driver’s license tender process no good, AG finds
A contract held by Idemia Smart Identity to supply machines for printing South Africa’s biometric driver’s licenses is in limbo…
Sri Lanka procures digital national ID cards from Thales
The Department of Registration of Persons procured 700,000 polycarbonate cards from Thales for its Electronic National Identity Card (e-NIC) project…
STA Identity and Payments Summit stars mDLs but looks ahead to post-quantum future
The Secure Technology Alliance‘s 2025 Identity and Payments Summit was preceded by a unique showcase of mobile driver’s license (mDL)…
Global identity community prepares for MOSIP Connect 2025
Foundational and digital identity and the role they play in government digital transformation will be in the spotlight next week…
Cameroonians ecstatic as issuance of new national ID card takes off
Scores of Cameroons this week began collecting their new generation national ID cards, marking a landmark era for ID card…
Malaysians as young as 12 to be auto-registered to MyDigital ID in bid to up usage
Malaysia is ramping up efforts to increase the MyDigital ID registration rate, with automatic registrations for children and those who…
Breaches and legacy authentication methods inviting tax, business fraud risk
U.S. tax filers face an increased risk of fraud this year, in part because 640 million consumer records were breached…
Bahrain adds digital travel credential features to national ID card
The Kingdom of Bahrain has incorporated Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) technology into its national ID card, making it a document…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection