Sri Lanka digital ID project in final stage: Digital Economy Deputy Minister
Sri Lanka will roll out its biometric digital ID by the end of this year, a top minister told 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.
Fight over developer ID verification reshapes Android debate
Last week, a coalition of civil rights organizations, open source advocates, and digital rights defenders published a sweeping open letter…
World Bank proposes conceptual model for VC-based reusable digital payment IDs
In most countries, digital ID plays only a bit part in the payments story. You show your credentials to open…
UK guidance on digital ID for AML compliance answers and raises questions
Money laundering is one of the social ills digital identity can potentially help with, and new guidance from the UK’s…
Czechia’s EUDI Wallet to go live in early 2027
Czechia is planning to make the full production version of its national digital identity available by early 2027, falling behind…
Bangladesh plans to issue 22M farmer IDs by 2028, pilot imminent
The Bangladeshi government has announced that it will soon launch a pilot to test a farmer ID system it intends…
Guilty plea in OnlyFake digital ID scheme
A Ukrainian national has pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to operating an online service that sold thousands of fabricated…
Philippines unveils digital civil registration service with QR code verification
The Philippines is making changes to civil registration documents and processes to make them more secure and convenient. Among them,…
Idemia PS deal brings growing number of US mDLs to Trinsic’s digital identity network
Trinsic has completed a major addition to its digital Identity Acceptance Network, bringing Idemia Public Security and the mobile driver’s…
Github reveals how North Korean hackers create synthetic identities to infiltrate businesses
North Korean state-backed hackers are systematically building fake personas to infiltrate companies as contractors and employees, in some cases relying…
