Philippines toolkit will allow digitization, ID verification across local, national govt
UBX, an open finance subsidiary of Union Bank of the Philippines (UnionBank), has launched UrGovPH, a suite of open finance…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Nigeria ID4D continues partnership spree to meet digital ID ambitions
The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development project (Nigeria ID4D) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have agreed to…
Singapore introduces parents’ dialects to digital birth certificates after pushback
Singaporean authorities have bowed to public pressure to include parents’ dialects in their children’s digital birth certificates from 1 September….
Chile launches biometric identification system, aims to tackle organized crime
Chile is rolling out an automated biometric identification system (ABIS) with the intention of tackling organized crime. Launch materials show…
Biometrics reach more health cards, airports and retailers amid data privacy conflicts
Concerns about Hikvision cameras are playing out government institutions, while biometrics provided by ID.me have drawn a questionable lawsuit in…
Canadian government plans public consultation on digital ID platform for public services
The Government of Canada is planning to launch public consultations on a digital ID framework for federal government services. The…
Philippines official walks back comments on biometrics contract
The Philippines Land Transportation Office has walked back comments made by an official in a public interview which suggested dissatisfaction…
US biometric kiosks grow from airports to GSA credentialling
As the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency moves more “touchless, receiptless” travel kiosks at airports, the Government Services Administration…
Lawmaker suggests Philippine biometrics project held up by former contractor
A biometrics contract Dermalog is carrying out in the Philippines is under fire from Land Transportation Office Chief Teofilo Guadiz,…
Russia pushing Unified Biometric System to enter secure facilities
The Russian Ministry of Digital Development is preparing a bill proposing the use of the country’s Unified Biometric System for…
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