Sri Lankan government partners for biometric KYC, authentication
Seylan Bank has announced a partnership with the Department of Pensions of Sri Lanka which seeks to expedite the process…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Biometrics implementations for public uses expanding in Nigeria
The use of biometrics in Nigeria, be it for the national digital ID scheme, civil service attendance and pension schemes,…
ITIF, former DHS exec push back on criticisms of facial recognition use by US agency
The Internal Revenue Agency (IRS) should have taken a more measured response to the controversy around its use of identity…
UK government selects Deloitte to produce One Login digital identity app
The UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) has selected professional services firm Deloitte to develop a smartphone app to check individuals’…
Progress on international digital ID interoperability: DGX report
Singapore’s Digital Government Exchange (DGX) Digital Identity Working Group (DIWG) has published a new report highlighting the efforts of eight…
Under review by IRS, will ID.me get booted from state unemployment offices?
Was the recent face biometrics reversal by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service the start of something bigger? Time will tell,…
NIST updates federal government IDV options for remote digital identity
NIST is increasing the types of credentials that U.S. federal government will accept from employees and contractors to include digital…
Cambodia, Jamaica to roll out digital IDs, Bangladesh plans issuance for farmers
The issuance of digital IDs in Jamaica is expected to begin this year, a government official has announced, following the…
Western Australia updates digital identity strategy for unified public service access
Western Australian (WA) Government agencies have jointly published an update regarding the state’s Digital Strategy Roadmap, which includes the introduction…
ATB Ventures works with Canadian government on digital ID proof of concept
Alberta-based ATB Ventures is partnering with the government of Canada to develop a proof of concept for a National Digital…
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