Iris biometrics coming to three national ID programs
Iris biometrics are being added to Pakistan’s national ID system with support from Iris ID, Jordan’s via IrisGuard, and are…
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.
Tech5 develops biometrics checking capability to protect printed IDs against fraud
Tech5 has launched a digital security capability using biometrics to guard against the substitution or manipulation of the facial image…
Group says doc shows Irish benefits card data collection and transparency issues known
A privacy agency in the Irish government has collected face scans from 3.2 million residents over 10 years without telling…
Identity verification by businesses upgraded by Apple, McDonalds, Mvine
Presenting digital IDs and identity documents to businesses is becoming a more common practice in some areas, prompting new technology…
Mixed progress for digital IDs linked to payments in Japan, Australia and India
In a wave of digital transformations across multiple nations, Japan has faced challenges with its My Number digital ID system,…
Student biometrics to be integrated into UAE population registry
Phase 2 of the ‘Closer to You’ initiative was recently launched by the UAE Ministry of Education and the Federal…
Google Wallet rolls out mDL support and prepares more digital identity use cases
Google Wallet users in certain U.S. states will now be able to store digital identities on their phones. From today…
GovStack spec launches. Aimed at nations short on development resources
An initiative created to help governments with few resources digitize their services, has launched its framework version 1 and is…
IN Groupe backs blockchain ID project Archipels to fuel expansion
Archipels, a French digital identity consortium and project based on blockchain technology, has raised an unknown amount of capital from…
NADRA adds iris to automated biometric identification platform with Iris ID
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has introduced iris biometrics as the third ID verification option on its Automated…
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