India gets help from UNDP to convince nations about digital public infrastructure
India holds the presidency of the G20 this year, and officials say they will use the time to push a…
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 verification deployed for overseas Pakistanis
The National Database & Registration Authority (NADRA) in Pakistan has launched online ID verification that enables a consular officer to…
MOSIP prepares to launch Inji digital wallet for all, identity verification tool
“I can design my own systems, I don’t need IIIT-Bangalore. That would be the success of this project,” says Prof…
Smart Engines secures US patent for on-device document recognition solution
An AI-driven solution developed by Smart Engines researchers which can be used to efficiently localize and identify documents in images…
Zimbabweans urged to go for ID cards as catch-up registration drive imminent
Dates for a catch-up national mobile registration exercise for the obtention of ID documents (birth certificates and ID cards) in…
India plans expansion of DigiLocker to organizations for digital document, ID management
India is working to expand the DigiLocker application to businesses and other organizations to allow them to manage digital documents…
Amid criticism, Namibian official explains why biometrics is required for SIM registration
Namibia’s biggest telecommunications service provider MTC has faced criticism lately for asking citizens to provide their face and fingerprints biometrics…
France probes Thales subsidiary over past ID deals in Africa
A subsidiary of Thales – Thales Digital Identity and Security (Thales DIS) — known as Gemalto before the acquisition in…
DHS Remote Identity Validation demonstration details revealed ahead of first deadline
The first deadline to participate in U.S. government testing of remote identity validation technologies is approaching, and the organizing agency…
UK updates digital identity guidelines for right to work, rent and criminal record checks
The UK government has updated its guidelines to aid employers and landlords in using certified digital identity service providers (IDSPs)…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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