Lithuania’s communications regulator becomes supervisor of digital ID service providers
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania (RRT) is now the country’s official supervisory body for qualified electronic identification (eID) service…
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.
Biometric chip passports get priority in Israel, Pakistan and Russia
International travel continues to be a major catalyst in the uptake of biometric travel IDs, with governments in the Middle…
Nigeria limits DoB changes amid upgrade of birth registration system
Nigerians can change the date of birth on their registration a single time only, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)…
Worldcoin is now in Singapore as its iris biometrics project grows globally
Following the launch of the World ID 2.0 digital identity passport in December 2023, which added face biometrics for verification,…
Philippines’ digital ID registration expands to more remote areas
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced it has reached 90 percent of its registration target for the PhilSys digital identity…
Digital ID registration in Malaysia reaches 1.6M civil servants
Malaysia’s digital identity registration campaign has kicked off with the enrollment of government employees, and The Edge Malaysia reports that…
Colombia is using digital ID to fight its village hackers
While Colombia may be famous to the rest of the world mostly for its coffee, the Latin American country may…
Face biometrics taking over authentication and age assurance
Biometrics in support of reusable digital ID is a theme running through several of the news articles that drew the…
Regula partners to deploy ID, travel document scanner to European airports
Latvian forensic and biometric digital identity firm Regula has released a new multifunctional passport and travel document scanning device, the…
Burundi promises biometric ID cards before 2025
Burundi will spare no effort in providing its residents with biometric identity cards before the 2025 elections, the Ministry of…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
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- Online Age Assurance
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