Papua New Guinea could be heading for a country-wide digital identity system ‘by 2025’
Papua New Guinea could be heading for a country-wide digital identity system by 2025 according to statements from two of…
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Turkish minister sued after showcasing gov’t facial recognition app
Turkey’s minister of interior is facing a data privacy lawsuit after going on air to show off a state-developed mobile…
EU, US might not be best digital ID models, but they can help African leaders
Members of the digital ID communities in the United States and European Union talked up the federated approach to digital…
Philippines govt expedites digital IDs
The government of Philippines is hoping to expedite the issuance of digital identity cards to nationals with the Department of…
Precise Biometrics share sale pulls up far short of goal
Digital ID vendor Precise Biometrics is reporting that its rights issue netted 13.6 million new shares, which is 44 percent…
McDonald’s, Telpo customize self-serve, biometric payment kiosk for China
New self-service ordering kiosks for McDonald’s restaurants in China enable customers to pay with face recognition. Chinese terminal provider Telpo…
YouVerify expands to Kenya, KYC platform updates from Shufti, Veridas, Keesing
Nigerian biometric identity verification provider YouVerify has launched in Kenya. The Lagos and San Francisco–based regulatory technology firm is also…
Gen Z thinks banks are sus, but biometrics could help, says a new report
Young people want their banks to be more secure, and many do not trust their financial institutions to provide the…
J-PAL shares lessons from India’s digital ID program Aadhaar
The story of the Aadhaar biometric identity scheme in India continues to be shared as an example of how countries…
Dermalog addresses call for investigation, bad press in Philippines
(Around 1 million Philippine citizens already hold a biometric driver’s license. Photo credit: DERMALOG) Dermalog has faced an intense month…
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