Malaysian gov’t considers bid to acquire Datasonic from NexG for $1.9B
Malaysia’s government is considering making a bid to buy out Datasonic Technologies, maker of national digital ID cards MyKad 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.
Serpro’s 376M biometric database underpins Brazil’s sovereign identity strategy
Brazil’s digital identity transformation has been decades in the making. The country is moving from fragmented identity databases and point-in-time…
Sri Lanka advances biometric passport rollout with new immigration bill
Sri Lanka has taken another step toward introducing biometric passports after the Cabinet approved a new Immigration Bill that establishes…
GCC digital ID boom masks fragmented verification landscape
The Gulf Cooperation Council is often viewed as a single digital identity market, but verification providers expanding across the region…
OpenID Foundation says interoperability should drive Australia’s verifiable credentials strategy
Interoperability is a key issue identified by the OpenID Foundation in its response to the Australian Government’s Department of Finance…
Mobile ID coming to Apple Wallet in more states, but coverage still incremental
Apple Wallet is expanding support for mobile driver’s licenses (mDL) to more states in the U.S. At present, residents in…
Haiti secures OAS, Japan backing to expand biometric ID system
Haiti has secured new international support to expand its biometric national ID system after the Organization of American States (OAS)…
Peru gives digital ID equal legal status to physical credential
Peru is moving beyond electronic identity documents toward a true mobile digital identity ecosystem after approving the legal framework for…
USCIS plans $100 million-plus biometrics and identity technology project
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is preparing to spend more than $100 million on a new biometrics and identity…
Tanzania pushes CRVS-ID integration as birth registration becomes a DPI layer
Tanzania is stepping up efforts to link its civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) system with the national identity database,…
