UK government wades into private sector territory with mDL, digital wallet
The UK government has thrown the nation’s digital identity ecosystem into confusion with the revelation that the Gov.uk digital wallet…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Trump unveils landmark AI initiative called ‘Stargate’
Coinciding with his repeal of former President Joe Biden’s 2023 AI Executive Order that required AI companies to share safety…
Maldives uses biometrics to fish out illegal migrant workers for repatriation
The Maldivian government says expatriates working illegally in the country are being identified through a biometric drive, and will all…
Zambia issues general procurement notice for digital ID, trust services project
The SMART Zambia Institute (SMART Zambia) – the government body leading the country’s digital transformation program – has unveiled details…
Russian hack of Ukrainian databases shows flaws in system, experts say
Ukraine suffered a major Russian cyber attack at the start of December, with Ukrainians finding themselves unable to file legal…
Women in Identity prepares ID Code of Conduct phase 3, on costs of ID exclusion
Identity and ID documents aren’t the same thing – but, in administrative terms, they might as well be. Without identification,…
Azerbaijan president approves 2025-2027 digital ID, govt strategy
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has issued a decree activating the “Digital Development Concept of the Republic of Azerbaijan,” a…
Guyana national digital ID project gets $4.8M in 2025 budget
The government of Guyana has allocated $1 billion (US$4.8M) for national e-ID cards, as part of a budget presented last…
Russia’s banks work to boost Unified Biometric System
Russia’s largest bank Sberbank and the National Payment Card System (NSPK), operator of the Mir payment system, plan to combine…
Emerging biometrics markets draw a crowd
Biometrics startups and giant multinationals collide as each tries to navigate emerging markets in the most-read stories of the week…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection