Clear digital health pass reach grows, CoWIN launches API
A pair of new partnerships are expanding the issuance and application of digital health passes for COVID vaccinations on one…
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.
Digital ID status update for Nigeria and Rwanda: new technology, data law
The livecast for International ID Day 2021 included the first country presentations in ID4Africa’s new I-On-Africa series. The directors general…
International ID Day 2021 seeks mainstream recognition with art, friends and tokenization
Today, September 16, is International ID Day, the day adopted by the ID4Africa Movement to promote the importance of legal…
International ID Day 2021: beyond the core and ID as an ‘existential right’
International ID Day on 16 September will see the digital identity cause begin a move to the mainstream, explore what…
UK plans $550M budget for government digital identity update
The United Kingdom’s upcoming digital identity system may cost the country up to £400 million (roughly US$552 million), ComputerWeekly reports….
Kenya’s private sector can push digital identity drive: Estonian leader
The President of Estonia has praised Kenya’s digital identity journey and says she believes the private sector can help push…
The devilish details of digital health passes in an atmosphere of urgency, uncertainty
The world is coming to terms with the likelihood that thousands of people will die of COVID-19 each month for…
Ontario plans SSI-based digital ID by fall, Liquid Avatar lauds use of open standards
The Canadian Province of Ontario has unveiled its digital identity standards and technology plan, ahead of a planned launch of…
Facial recognition forecast at $8.5B in 2025, biometric payment cards breaking out
Signs of market strength for biometric payment cards and facial recognition are prominent among the week’s most-read articles on Biometric…
Governments adding biometrics, digitizing ID worldwide: Zimbabwe passports, China mDLs, Belarus ID cards
National ID continues to go biometric and digital around the world. Zimbabwe’s Civil Registry prepares to go digital with Semlex…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection