Digital driver’s licenses near public availability in Iowa
As Iowa moves forward with its plans to use digital driver’s licenses backed by biometrics in 2019, a representative of…
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.
Biometrics industry responds to mass enrollment challenges at ID4Africa exhibition
The exhibition hall at ID4Africa 2018 in Abuja, Nigeria featured a new event high of 113 companies providing a wide…
UNHCR working with Ecuador to support issuance of biometrics-based ID cards to refugees
Ecuador’s government is providing its refugee population with Ecuadorian ID cards to facilitate access to jobs, banking, and other services…
National ID system will bring Philippines significant savings
According to the Philippine National Statistician and Civil Registrar General, Lisa Bersales, the soon-to-be executed national identification system will result…
Indian startup develops AI blockchain solution for hotel guest authentication
Startup Zebi Data India has developed a customer identity authentication product for hotels to protect guest data and help law…
Blockpass and Edinburgh Napier University to open blockchain research lab
Hong Kong-based “regtech” provider Blockpass and Edinburgh Napier University have announced a partnership to build the Blockpass Identity Lab, which…
Aadhaar enrollment software being illegally distributed with biometric safeguards disabled
The Aadhaar program’s ECMP enrollment software is being distributed illegally for 500 to 2,000 rupees (US$7.50 to $30) in the…
Optimism for universal identity abounds as ID4Africa 2018 concludes
ID4Africa 2018 wrapped up Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria, with a series of plenary sessions, providing a series of reasons for…
Johannesburg announced as host city of ID4Africa 2019
ID4Africa Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph Atick told a standing-room only crowd at Abuja International Conference Centre that Johannesburg, South Africa…
ID4Africa survey shows near universal support for biometrics elections among African identity community
Every year ID4Africa conducts an extensive survey of professionals at African identity authorities about topics such as their priorities and…
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