Banks at risk of losing digital ID window of opportunity to tech giants, Mobey Forum warns
A comparative overview of digital ID schemes from Europe and North America warns that banks might soon fall behind large…
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.
India Election Commission working on remote voting with Aadhaar biometrics
The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) is building an electronic remote voting system based on Aadhaar biometrics for the Election…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: registration for Nigeria SIMs, Zimbabwe public sector
After much criticism of Kenya’s Huduma Namba scheme, this week there is a call for further use of biometrics to…
Guyana to launch biometric national ID card, Portugal and Jamaica digital ID plans advance
Guyana’s government is planning to include biometrics among the security features of a new national ID card for use with…
OSIA Advisory Committee sets priorities for open standard biometric systems development
The priorities agreed to at the first meeting of the SIA-launched OSIA Advisory Committee have been announced by the organization,…
Malaysia to add biometric data to all identity documents
Malaysia’s National Registration Department (JPN) will add biometric information to identity documents including birth, marriage, adoption and citizenship certificates to…
Developments in biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Malawi election nullified, lack of funds in Uganda
The result of Malawi’s first biometric election, held in May 2019, has finally been nullified by a panel of judges,…
WFP biometric aid delivery system still not fully launched in Yemen, humanitarian operation in jeopardy
Despite efforts to secure aid delivery with biometrics, United Nations officials say the situation in areas of Yemen controlled by…
North Macedonian government partners with Mastercard for distributed digital ID service
Mastercard is working with the government of the Republic of North Macedonia on a suite of digital identity and related…
Biometric ID documents available in Ukraine, coming to Kyrgyzstan next year
On February 5, Ukraine started issuing biometric ID cards with a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES), which citizens can use to…
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