Financial firms and telecoms in India wrestle with new Aadhaar authentication rules
Fintech and mutual fund companies cannot authenticate customers with their Aadhaar account, banks would like to continue doing so, and…
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.
Indian government responds to Supreme Court ruling with Aadhaar rule clarifications
India’s government has responded to the Supreme Court ruling which put significant new limits on the world’s largest biometrics program….
Zetes wins contracts to deploy e-signature technology in Belgian IDs
Zetes has extended its role of providing Belgian government ID by winning a pair of contracts from the Belgian Ministry…
World Bank’s Mission Billion challenge to tackle critical issues in digital identification
The World Bank has announced the launch of the Mission Billion annual innovation challenge to address the most critical issues…
Singapore to integrate facial recognition into national digital identity system
The government of Singapore will create a centralized biometric system as part of its National Digital Identity (NDI) system, beginning…
Veridos partners with govt for identity document factory in Uganda
Veridos has entered into a 15-year-partnership with the government of Uganda to provide the country’s citizens with security documents. The…
Banks continue to accept Aadhaar as they await regulator’s interpretation of ruling
Banks in India have begun notifying customers that using Aadhaar and one-time passwords (OTP) to meet know your customer (KYC)…
Belarus pushes back launch of new biometric ID documents to 2020
Belarus has announced that the launch of its new biometric ID cards and passports will be delayed until 2020 while…
Indian telecoms may return to paper documents for customer authentication
In the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that Aadhaar cannot be made mandatory to access service provided by a…
Hyderabad university seeks support to develop local biometric tech for Aadhaar
With a lack of Indian technology suppliers for the Aadhaar authentication ecosystem, the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in…
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