Guinea-Bissau deploys efforts to digitize birth registration, national ID systems
Considerable efforts are underway to ensure the complete digitization, integration and modernization of the civil registration and national ID systems…
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.
PNG finalizes DPI policy draft, plans last digital ID consultation for July
The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has announced the completion of a draft policy that lays out a clear…
Support for W3C Digital Credentials API, digital identity passports part of iOS 26
Of the news coming out of Apple’s WWDC25, some of the most significant for the digital identity industry involves Apple’s…
Iraqi youth, varsity students swell biometric voter registry ahead of November vote
There’s encouraging participation from young people and university students in Iraq in an ongoing voter registration process in the country,…
Trump directive rewrites cybersecurity policy, strips digital ID framework
In a sweeping redirection of U.S. cybersecurity strategy, President Donald Trump has signed a new Executive Order (EO) that is…
Liberia needs more funding to widen national ID coverage
The Executive Director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR), Andrew Peters, says one of the biggest challenges they face in…
World enters UK market with deployment of biometric Orbs in London
The lofty aspirations of digital identity and proof-of-personhood (PoP) firm World must build on the more pedestrian accomplishment of convincing…
Orchestrating Identity certified for UK digital ID scheme by Kantara
Onboarding and KYC startup Orchestrating Identity has been double-certified by the Kantara Initiative as both an Identity Service Provider (IDSP) and an Orchestration Service…
Kilt announces suite of decentralized products aimed at consumers
Decentralized digital identity (DID) company Kilt has announced a suite of fresh consumer and enterprise products for 2025, including an…
TokenWorks launches AgeVisor 3 scanner with mobile driver’s license support
A new biometric scanner from TokenWorks is ready to hit the clubs – for on-site age assurance. A release says…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection