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Pakistan pushes stricter ID oversight, NADRA upgrades Pak ID for visa applications

Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) will intensify its cooperation with law enforcement agencies in identifying and deporting undocumented…

 

Raonsecure tops 10m users in Japan

Raonsecure’s TouchEn OnePass has surpassed 10 million monthly active users (MAUs) in Japan. TouchEn OnePass has been adopted by financial…

 

Dashen Bank launches Ethiopia’s first digital ID–based accounts

Dashen Bank has introduced a new digital onboarding system that allows bank accounts to be remotely opened using Fayda. It’s…

 

Illinois bill would bar police use of facial recognition, biometric surveillance

Illinois lawmakers are weighing a proposal that would sharply curtail the use of biometric surveillance by police and other law…

 

Healthcare digitization push in Germany looks to digital ID via EUDI Wallet

Germany’s digital transformation efforts are prioritizing enhancements to the electronic patient record (ePA), which will require strong digital identity verification….

 

Sri Lanka plans 100% digital government transactions within 4 years

The Government of Sri Lanka aims to digitize all government transactions by 2030, driven by the Ministry of Digital Economy…

 

Accura Scan pitches no-cost KYC ‘forever’ with biometric SaaS platform

Mumbai-based Accura Scan has launched what it calls a next-generation biometric identity verification platform to enable businesses around the world…

 

Moldova integrating national digital ID with public, private sector services

Moldova has invited public and private sector service providers to integrate its national digital identity wallet EVO. The Eastern European…

 

Scammers take advantage of Austrian digital ID certificates’ expiry

Around 300,000 Austrian digital ID certificates for public services are due to expire this year and scammers are exploiting uncertainty…

 

Learn how to strengthen security without biometric spoof or data breach risk

The popularity of facial authentication as a way for organizations to secure and control access to restricted and sensitive areas…

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