Digital health passes going live in EU and UK; but for what?
The European Union is on track to launch its digital health pass for proof of COVID-19 immunity to operation by…
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US mobile driver’s licenses advancing to more states, agencies, applications
The list of U.S. states to launch mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) is growing rapidly, with five implemented already and three…
Security enhancements amid the biometric passport power shuffle
Singaporean biometric passports will double in validity length, New Zealand ones will become more secure and political changes see a…
Digital identity must adapt to new financial ecosystems
With digitization in some cases driving exclusion from the financial system, digital identity and biometric technologies must be addressed in…
Sovrin and ToIP form digital ID cooperation to further trust ecosystems
The Sovrin Foundation and Trust over IP Foundation have signed an agreement committing to mutual cooperation and the intention to…
Australia cuts funding for digital ID agency despite prioritizing digitization
The budget and staff of Australia’s Digital Transformation Agency (DTA), which runs the country’s digital ID efforts, will be reduced,…
ID4Africa debates digital health passes: more collaboration, clarity needed
The challenge for governments standing up digital health pass systems is not whether the appropriate technology exists, it is sorting…
PhilSys digital identity registration system to be fast-tracked
The National Economic Development Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Karl Kendrick T. Chua has praised the new Philippine Identification System (PhilSys)…
Nigerian President says digital ID project will help curb insecurity
President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has urged citizens to continue registering for the biometric national identification number (NIN) saying it…
Digital identity: A stir in adoption and acceptance
By Ayesha Kapoor, Product Marketing Specialist at IDcentral. While the world is still more familiar with physical IDs (which may…
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