Enhanced infrastructure to deliver Nigeria’s biometric digital ID planned for NIMC
Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy Minister Dr. Isa Pantami says plans are afoot to equip the National Identity Management Commission…
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.
Idemia takes over SA’s delayed biometric project amid allegations of contract irregularities
South Africa’s Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) project has finally been handed over to Idemia as the country’s Department of…
US digital ID regulation coming as feds seek info on mobile driver’s license standards
Rules for minimum technical requirements and security standards for mobile driver’s licenses (mDLs) in the U.S are coming, in a…
Judge blocks Mexico’s biometric cell phone registry requirement
A planned biometric registry of mobile phone users in Mexico has been partially blocked by a judge, who says it…
Good news: Many COVID passes on the way. Bad news: Many COVID passes on the way
As soon as COVID-19 vaccines became a reality last year, government agencies, health care companies and biometric vendors started thinking…
Cybernetica to provide data layer for digital ID and government services to Palestine
Estonian software company Cybernetica is collaborating with the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology (part of the government of…
Philippines biometric national ID project advances with 28M Phase One registrants
Up to 28 million Filipinos participated in the first phase of registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) which seeks…
New SIM card registrations with biometric ID number resume in Nigeria
Nigeria’s federal government has lifted a ban on the registration of new SIM cards, with the biometrics-based national identification number…
Good Health Pass Collaborative offers Australia advice, pitches principles
The Good Health Pass Collaborative has offered assistance to Australia as it carries out deliberations into the use of digital…
Nepal Parliamentary Committee mandates use of biometrics to identify unclaimed bodies
The Ministry of Home Affairs of Nepal has been instructed to speed up the issuance of biometric ID cards and…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection