Colombia’s digital identity initiative sets up financial inclusion gains
Colombia is making strides in financial inclusion, driven by a digital identity initiative that aims to benefit women and marginalized…
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.
Bhutan’s self-sovereign digital ID switches to Polygon Blockchain
Bhutan’s national digital self-sovereign identity (SSI) system has officially switched from Hyperledger’s Indy distributed ledger and migrated to Polygon Blockchain,…
PNG eyes 500k birth registrations a year with UNICEF support
Birth registration in Papua New Guinea (PGN) is set to reach a new feat of at least 500,000 enrollments a…
Decentralized digital ID providers pitch privacy, monetization features
Decentralized digital identity appeals to businesses and individuals for several reasons, including potential privacy benefits, increased user control and greater…
IDScan.net, Credence ID accelerate verification of mobile driver’s licenses
Many states in the United States have introduced mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs), but businesses require capable verification software and hardware…
Signs say mobile driver’s licenses in Apple Wallet coming to California next
California could be the next state to accept mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) with biometric authentication on Apple Wallet. So far,…
Japan trials my number card app for stricter IDV following fraud incidents
On August 1, 2024, Digital Minister Taro Kono oversaw the trial of the upcoming My Number Card Face-to-Face Verification app…
China starts national digital ID trial barely a week after releasing draft plan
China has launched a trial of its national digital identity system across 81 apps, just days after the release of…
Former South Africa Home Affairs official jailed for passport fraud
A former South African Home Affairs Department staff who was involved in a racket that illegally issued the country’s biometric…
Kenya’s national digital ID: Lofty project on a bumpy ride
Since its rollout in 2023 as a replacement for the highly controversial Huduma Namba, the Maisha Namba digital ID project…
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