Skeptics of World Bank’s ID4D want more transparency and harm reduction for digital IDs
Dozens of civil society organizations and individual human rights advocates say digital ID programs “regularly” erode human rights. Signatories to…
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.
Experian wins digital ID infrastructure contracts, UK govt digitization continues
The UK government has awarded Experian two new contracts to provide digital identity infrastructure, with a combined value of nearly…
Nigeria, Togo pushing for personal data protection regulations
Stakeholders in Nigeria are rallying their efforts to ensure that the draft data protection regulation in the country, still pending…
Sri Lanka outpaces many in its digital identity and birth registration programs
Off the southern tip of India, the island nation of Sri Lanka is making birth certificates digital ID documents. At…
MOSIP’s growth examined as Asian digital identity schemes expand in reach, applications
A profile of MOSIP in the Economic Times says the open-source foundational ID system is now up to 71.7 million…
Estonia and Ukraine to collaborate on digital ID development
Estonia and Ukraine have signed a new cooperation agreement in Kyiv focused on fostering an exchange of knowledge in the…
Funding available for Finland’s self-sovereign digital ID ecosystem pilot project
Finnish start-up Findynet Cooperative has received a grant from the Ministry of Finance to the tune of €3 million (US$2.9…
Payment system platform gains support of Australia’s major banks for national digital ID
Eftpos’ ConnectID has received support from Australia’s ‘big four’ banks: ANZ, CBA, NAB and Westpac. The news comes from Australian…
Liquid Avatar brings biometric verification to metaverse with Aftermath Islands credential
Liquid Avatar Technologies will deploy its biometric technology to enable the identity verification of users in the metaverse platform Aftermath…
European digital ID must have further security safeguards, Czech EU presidency says
A couple of months after taking over from France as host of the presidency of the Council of the EU,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection