NIMC’s new Nigeria ID4D project partner to increase financial inclusion
FIC Professionals Network Plc, an organization working to drive financial inclusion in Nigeria, says it has received the greenlight from…
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.
Ghana to make national ID a multipurpose card for seamless services
Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) says it plans to expand use cases of the national ID – the Ghana Card…
Credivera expands verifiable credentials business with acquisition of Oliu’s technology stack
The provider of verifiable credentials for professionals has announced that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Oliu’s…
Holonym acquires Gitcoin Passport in proof-of-personhood expansion
Digital identity project Holonym Foundation has acquired identity verification platform Gitcoin Passport for $10 million in a bid to create…
Maldives’ govt promises control over data through digital ID after party membership scandal
The Maldives’s national digital identity will allow citizens to be notified whenever a government agency or other authority gains access…
Identity fraud for FEMA disaster relief raises questions on timeline for digital ID
In the worst tradition of disaster capitalism, fraudsters have targeted victims of California’s wildfires, committing identity theft to access financial…
Reach of Musk, DOGE’s federal data access sets off privacy, security alarms
Led by tech billionaire Elon Musk and a shadowy team believed to be under his control, the United States DOGE…
Mobile driver’s licenses on the cusp of ‘major paradigm shift’
More entities have integrated the California mobile driver’s license (mDL) credential for identity verification. Although just 15 states have introduced…
South Africa will invest in DPI, says President
South Africa is planning to invest in digital public infrastructure (DPI) , including the launch of a national digital identity…
Sri Lanka: ‘DPI is not just a buzzword’
A robust digital public infrastructure (DPI) framework is central to Sri Lanka’s ongoing digital transformation, while the country’s digital ID…
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