Tonga launches TongaPass digital ID and government portal
Tonga has launched its TongaPass digital ID, a new digital government portal with which the Tongan government wants to transform…
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.
mDL, digital wallet spec interoperability demonstrated at OpenID event
The OpenID Foundation has announced the results on an interoperability demonstration held in May with various digital identity credentials, like…
Somalia walking a thorny road to an inclusive national digital ID system
Flashback about 30 years ago, Somalia had no functional national ID system. Legal identity in this Horn of Africa nation…
‘mDL don’t phone home’: digital ID experts sound alarm over privacy capability
Influential digital identity professionals and privacy groups are warning that mobile driver’s licenses can comply with the international standard and…
DRC cuts biometric passport price, adds online enrollment with new supplier Dermalog
Citizens of Congo-Kinshasa will be able to apply for the country’s new biometric passport by the end of this week…
Legal identity is pivotal to inclusive migration governance in Africa: ECA
Stakeholders from about a dozen African governments, civil society outfits and international development organizations recently explored ways through which legal…
Creds, PlaySafe ID target growing business for digital ID in videogames
Whether it’s making sure a player is actually human or making sure the right person is signing in to play…
Finding the use case that makes everyone want a digital wallet: Samsung Wallet
Rob White, head of identity services at Samsung Wallet, addressed the company’s ongoing quest to accelerate adoption of mobile driver’s…
Accelerating ID fraud linked to worsening economic conditions in new report
For digital ID providers, yearly increases in fraud are becoming as reliable as death and taxes. In its third annual…
Tanzania budgets $4.5M for digital ID pilot targeting minors
Tanzania’s Home Affairs Minister, Innocent Bashungwa, has announced that the government has allocated the sum of 11.34 billion Tanzanian Shillings…
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