EU business lobby backs digital wallet plan, calls for proportionate identity rules
Europe’s leading business organization has thrown its support behind the EU’s proposed European Business Wallets (EWB), calling the initiative a…
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.
Armenia approves legal framework for biometric passport and ID rollout
The Armenian government has approved amendments to a package of laws related to identity documents, creating a unified legislative framework…
Sri Lanka sets roles for digital ID rollout with DRP, GovTech split
The Department of Registration of Persons (DRP) will be the owner and legal custodian of Sri Lanka’s digital identity system…
Western Australia to go live with digital driver’s licenses in 2027
Western Australia is getting a digital driver’s license and digital ID – the last of Australia’s states to offer one….
MK Smart, Aventra gain high-assurance certifications for digital identity markets
Vietnamese smart card and identity security firm MK Smart has achieved Common Criteria EAL5+ certification for its MK Lotus GovID…
Nigeria digitalizes process to authenticate academic certificates
The evaluation, verification, or authentication of academic credentials in Nigeria are now fully digital and largely automated processes. A recent…
Search for clarity on UK digital ID leads to trial pitch, consultation proposals
Confusion has covered the UK’s digital identity plans like a morning fog over London. How the UK’s digital ID system…
Signicat digital ID, wallet hub aims to ease ‘organized chaos’ of EU transition
The EU is undergoing large-scale digital transformation, and much of it hinges on two major, overlapping regulations coming into force…
Bank of Thailand: missing piece in the country’s digital ID stack is data portability
Thailand has a healthy national digital ID platform alongside a real-time payments system that’s woven into everyday life. But according…
Netherlands launches ICAO-compliant vertical ID card from IN Groupe
The Dutch Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND) has introduced a new vertically oriented identity document for foreign nationals awaiting asylum…
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