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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.

 

Entrust introduces digital ID orchestration software for G2C interactions

Entrust has unveiled Citizen Identity Orchestration software, enabling governments to engage with citizens through verified digital identities. This product aims…

 

mDL adoption picking up speed in America

Many states in the United States have already initiated the adoption of digital driver’s licenses, while others are in the…

 

ECOWAS pushes regional biometric ID card adoption to bring down travel, business barriers

Members of some women groups in border communities between Senegal and Guinea Bissau (the sene-Gambia zone) have received biometric national…

 

Future of biometric payments and digital ID taking shape

Palm biometrics is one of the in-person payment authentication modalities the major platform operators are betting on, and digital wallets…

 

Germany names 5 more companies to prototype EUDI Wallet

Last week, Germany announced six companies that will receive funding to design prototypes for the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI)…

 

National digital identity authorities share real-world governance and service gains 

In a session at the recent ID4Africa 2024 AGM, representatives from various corners of the globe converged to discuss the…

 

Effective digital identity requires strong foundations: a call for collaborators

Several of the most influential non-profit organizations in digital identity took the stage at KuppingerCole’s EIC 2024 (European Identity and…

 

Digital identity industry needs to communicate better with relying parties

One of the more existentially pressing questions being discussed at EIC 2024 is the digital identity sector’s version of the…

 

As UK sets date for general elections, criticism piles on voter ID requirement

The UK’s first national election to require a photo ID document has finally set its date to July 4th. But…

 

Data protection laws in Southern Africa big win for digital rights: Report

A report on the state of digital rights in Southern Africa has praised efforts by countries in the region to…

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