Progress on international digital ID interoperability: DGX report
Singapore’s Digital Government Exchange (DGX) Digital Identity Working Group (DIWG) has published a new report highlighting the efforts of eight…
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.
Biometrics R&D leads to product updates, published patents, advancing digital wallets
Biometrics are recommended to deal with SIM swaps separately by the FBI and Veridas, while digital identity programs are advancing…
Zimbabwe EC urged to do more despite apparent biometric voter registration success
The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) has announced the enrollment of over 25,000 new registrants so far in the national biometric…
Idalika partnership brings Smart Engines OCR to staff recruitment
Smart Engines has entered a new partnership with cleaning services provider Idalika to provide digital identity document scanning technology to…
Cambodia, Jamaica to roll out digital IDs, Bangladesh plans issuance for farmers
The issuance of digital IDs in Jamaica is expected to begin this year, a government official has announced, following the…
Talk turns to leveraging digital identity infrastructure as COVID credentials retire
Mobile digital identity technology and infrastructure have been dramatically advanced by digital health passes, which provide the foundations of identity…
Western Australia updates digital identity strategy for unified public service access
Western Australian (WA) Government agencies have jointly published an update regarding the state’s Digital Strategy Roadmap, which includes the introduction…
Ghana unveils plan to assign digital IDs to newborns
As a continuation of the national digital transformation agenda in the health sector, pregnant women in Ghana will soon be…
ATB Ventures works with Canadian government on digital ID proof of concept
Alberta-based ATB Ventures is partnering with the government of Canada to develop a proof of concept for a National Digital…
3-year prison term for providing false biometrics under new Aadhaar penalties
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has increased the penalties for hacking, sharing, or using Aadhaar data without authorization,…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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