PhilSys to launch mobile version of biometric PhilID card
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has announced that it is working to launch the mobile version of the biometric Philippine…
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.
Pakistan secures family trees, IDs foreign residents, prepares for electronic voting
A series of developments in Pakistan span a new digital ID card verification system; a way for people to check…
Samsung smartphones and OpenTable prepare for COVID health passes
Samsung and the Commons Project Foundation are collaborating to make SMART Health Cards available within in Samsun Pay digital wallets…
India’s COVID vaccination management system ‘issued over 110M unique health IDs’
India’s biometrics-backed COVID vaccination management system, CoWIN (COVID Vaccine Intelligence Network) has issued 110,542,794 unique health IDs (UHIDs) as part…
Passport contracts spark controversy, new biometrics integration possibilities inspire optimism
Biometric passports and national ID cards are prominent among the top stories on Biometric Update over the past week, with…
Vietnam’s national biometric ID cards with Entrust tech to reach 50M issued in 2021
Vietnam began to issue 50 million chip-based digital ID cards with embedded biometrics to eligible citizens beginning in February of…
Confusion over Chile’s biometric passport bidding process
The process of awarding contracts for biometric Chilean passports is a jumble of odd events and accusations of improprieties involving…
Apple sees a way for traffic stops to be almost autonomous
Apple sees a day when a brand-loyal customer travels in an autonomous Apple car, working on an iPad, consulting a…
Concerns raised in Zimbabwe as Semlex wins biometric passport contract
Some Zimbabweans, including political party officials, are raising worries following the award of a contract for the production of the…
Over 6M online registrants for Philippines digital ID so far
Updates from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reveal that more than six million people have now completed Step 1 online…
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