Digi Yatra dreams of expansion
India’s face biometrics-based air travel app Digi Yatra has covered 24 of the country’s major airports and is expanding to…
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Face liveness detection mandatory for new Tinder users in California, Canada
New Tinder users in California are now required to provide face biometrics through a video selfie on setting up an…
Switzerland prepares to introduce biometric ID cards
Switzerland is planning to introduce a new chip-enabled biometric identity card by the end of 2026. The country is introducing…
Gamma UK DIATF goes live, formalizing Digital Verification Service
The UK government has published the final version of its “gamma” UK digital identity and attributes trust framework (DIATF). The…
Philippines digital government super app integrates 1,000 services
The Philippines has been rolling out its digital national ID and building digital public infrastructure as one of the major…
OpenWallet Foundation hosts MOSIP for guide through its Inji credentialing stack
The OpenWallet Foundation Interoperability SIG hosted a presentation by MOSIP with Vibha Menon, Product Owner – Partner Management System, and…
Libyan firm wins Niger biometric passport, national ID contract
Libyan biometrics solutions provider Al Itissan Al-Jadeed has been contracted to oversee an upgrade of the passport and national ID…
Mexico debates centralizing biometric citizen codes to search for missing persons
The Mexican government has taken another step toward turning the country’s biometric-based Unique Population Registry Code (Clave Única de Registro…
Cameroon unveils upgraded digital procurement system with $12M Korean grant
The government of Cameroon has launched an upgraded version of a digital procurement system dubbed COLEPS. Public Contracts Minister, Ibrahim…
Report urges Africa to close digital infrastructure gaps as AI adoption grows
African countries such as Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa are advancing rapidly when it comes to the adoption of…
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