Study finds digital IDs would yield economic good in three African nations
A new multinational study of African countries claims that digital IDs could save people millions and even hundreds of millions…
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.
Nigeria to combine bank cards with national ID
Banking and identity are converging in Nigeria, where the government has told commercial banks to start issuing debit cards that…
€46M earmarked for four EU digital identity wallet pilots
The European Commission is set to invest €46 million (roughly $49 million) into the European digital identity (EUDI) wallet, in…
Nigeria to set up digital CRVS system with $11M private sector funding
Nigeria’s federal government recently approved plans to digitize birth and death registrations and the sum of 5.3 billion Naira (US$11.5…
Kenya unveils details on new digital ID rollout, India potential partner
Kenyan officials have given insights on the work being done by the government to introduce a new secure digital ID…
MOSIP adds more authentication providers to its compliance list
Two biometric authentication providers have attained compliance status with MOSIP (Modular Open Source Identity Platform), deepening the foundational ID system’s…
Botswana and Namibia select Veridos technology for cross-border digital ID
German secure ID firm Veridos continues making moves in Africa. On the heels of a recent MOU aimed at simplifying…
Caribbean countries agree to pursue cross border digital ID efforts
Leaders of eleven countries of the Caribbean have put pen to paper on an agreement which spells out a number…
Missouri launches mDL app, first state to allow remote ID card renewal
IDEMIA Identity and Security (I&S) North America partnered with the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) to launch the Missouri Mobile…
Study proposes strategy for effective digital ID implementation in Somalia
The implementation of a digital ID system in war-torn Somalia will come with many benefits for the country such as…
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