Age assurance laws in EU, UK starting to sting as governments ramp up digital ID
Word is beginning to get around: the regulators are coming. As regulatory bodies in the UK and the EU begin…
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.
PSA urges NGOs to integrate with National ID for social support delivery
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is engaging NGOs to integrate with the National ID system. The PSA says this will…
Greece launches Personal Citizen Number for unified digital ID system
Greece has launched its unified digital ID system with the new Personal Citizen Number (PCN). The PCN is the new…
Italian regulator outlines technical methods for EC white label age assurance app
Italy’s Communications Regulatory Authority, AGCOM, is among the Digital Services Coordinators chosen by the European Commission to participate in the…
Bebê ID project records infant biometrics with Infant.ID tech
Biometric technology from Brazil’s Infant.ID is powering the newly announced Bebê ID project in Paraná state, where the government will…
EU, LAC nations agree to foster digital govt, interoperable DPI for shared growth
The European Union (EU) and countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), under the umbrella of the EU-LAC Digital…
Malawi nears full scale digital ID rollout to streamline access to services
A new public and private sector services delivery experience awaits Namibian citizens from next year when the country rolls out…
Vietnam urges corporate banking customers to complete biometric verification as deadline looms
Vietnam is making biometric verification integral to corporate banking. From July 1 corporate bank customers will only be allowed to…
China approves Cyberspace IDs as part of federated identity scheme
China has approved measures to issue national ID numbers that citizens can use to register for online services or verify…
Civic joins Solana Attestation Service for ‘solid foundation for verifiable credentials’
Civic Technologies has joined the newly launched Solana Attestation Service (SAS), an open, permissionless protocol for verifiable credentials. A blog…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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