Luxembourg plans digital wallet, Bhutan uptake slows, Ukraine expands capabilities
Luxembourg has created a digital wallet in the interim until the EU releases its own version. At the same time,…
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.
Overcoming barriers Australia’s Digital ID Bill imposes on proof of Aboriginality
It’s been broadly discussed that Australia’s pending Digital ID Bill will have implications for how finance, business, and travel are…
NADRA and SBP lead collaborative reforms for financial stability in Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) and the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) are leading transformative efforts in a…
Totm secures national ID maintenance, ABIS contracts from Indonesian govt
Totm Technologies, through its Indonesian subsidiary InterBIO, has secured three contracts from the country’s Directorate of Population and Civil Registration…
Liberia’s President directs NIR to expand biometric database, renew more IDs
Officials of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) say they are dispatching teams to the field to make sure that employees…
Biometrics squaring off with deepfakes
Biometrics can protect against the fraud threat of generative AI and deepfakes, but can also be defeated by them if…
Hospitals have heard for years to deploy ID infrastructure; here’s a new nudge
A day’s not complete in the digital ID world until someone (and usually it’s many people) shakes a stick accusingly…
Ethiopia digital ID program seeking biometric registration kits, SDK toolkit
Ethiopia is accepting bids to supply and install biometric registration kits for use in the country’s national digital ID program….
Belize to kick off national ID and biometric data strategy as soon as March
Belize is moving towards building its national identification system and formulating a strategy for biometric data with future plans for…
UK’s photo ID requirement for voting stirs backlash against government
The UK is planning to introduce mandatory photo identification for voters during national elections for the first time this year….
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
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- Online Age Assurance
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