Valid to provide biometric ID cards as part of award-winning smart city initiative in Brazil
São Caetano do Sul has received an InovaCidade award from Smart Business Brazil for a smart city project managed by…
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.
Aadhaar authentication may be required for large Indian bank transactions
India’s government is considering requiring biometric or other Aadhaar authentication methods for cash deposits and withdrawals above a certain threshold…
UK government launches passport check pilot and issues a call for digital identity testimony
The UK government has issued a call for comments on the development of digital identities, including the role of the…
Proposed law to update Sri Lankan border control system with biometrics
Sri Lanka’s government is planning to pass a new Immigration and Emigration Act to cover the introduction of electronic and…
ID PASS: how biometrics allow the live generation of NGO field reports
Biometrics-enabled smartcards can be used by humanitarian organizations not just for providing services and decentralized identification to end-users in aid…
Digital ID in Africa this week: fresh calls for biometric voting in Zimbabwe, self-reliance in Nigeria and a possible UN biometric anti-terrorism platform
Biometrics news span issues of self-reliance, politics and counter-terrorism across Africa this week. Nigeria and Ghana continue to make progress…
NADRA biometric verifications rolled back for mobile banking, seniors
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is asking commercial banks in the country to disable biometric user verification through…
Red Cross Norway tender seeks digital ID help for humanitarian aid
The Norwegian Red Cross has issued a tender for digital ID for remote and low-connectivity environments to improve humanitarian aid…
Fiji plans biometric national ID system
Fiji’s government is planning a new national identification system secured by facial recognition and other biometrics, replacing the several ID…
Iraq extends biometric voter registration for IDPs
The Independent High Electoral Commission of Iraq has extended the biometric voter card registration period for internally displaced persons (IDPs)…
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