Smart Engines provides identity document scanning to fintech
For many people around the world, COVID-19 health passes and remote banking have become a part of life, but they…
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.
Philippines digital ID scheme to get boost with $600M World Bank loan
The government of the Philippines recently secured a World Bank loan to the tune of $600 million to help push…
WHO, IATA, CommonCheck, EU jostle for digital health passes, guidance to get world moving
Representatives from travel, intergovernmental organizations and a non-profit discuss the issues facing the standardization and interoperability of health passes around…
Nepal again excludes Tibetan refugees from legal ID plans
There are no plans by the Nepalese government to issue legal IDs (refugee cards) to thousands of Tibetan refugees living…
#GoodID is going to Harvard, but can an Ivy League setting push the movement forward?
A stalwart backer of digital ID to benefit consumers, Omidyar Network, is handing off its #GoodID project to Harvard University….
Infineon revealed as supplier for Vietnamese digital ID
Vietnam’s electronic ID efforts have taken a step forward, as Infineon and MK Smart were announced as vendors for the…
Governments prioritize ID documents to mitigate thin chip supplies
The global chip shortage is not having as detrimental an impact on the production of smart government ID documents as…
Australia wants more use of digital IDs but how committed is it?
Apparently satisfied with a sizable, though incomplete, deployment of digital IDs in Australia, some central government legislators want to expand…
UNHCR gets digital ID boost from Estonia to improve service delivery for refugees
Refugees and forcibly displaced persons benefiting from services of the United National High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) are having a…
Unanimous support so far in District of Columbia for mobile driving license
The District of Columbia appears likely to approve voluntary digital licenses for its residents who drive. Bill 24-043 has progressed…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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