New NADRA ID card rules redefine biometrics, mandate birth registration with Union Councils
Several reforms, including a redefinition of biometrics within the context of Pakistan’s national ID card system and compulsory birth registration…
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OCR Studio MRZ ID document scanning integrated by Greek hospitality IT provider
Greece-based digital tourism solution provider ZeusTech is integrating machine readable zone (MRZ) scanning from Dubai-based OCR Studio into its hospitality…
Alipay introduces smart glasses payment with voice authentication
Chinese payments giant Alipay has launched smart glasses that enable users to perform transactions through QR code scans and voice…
UAE Pass streamlines access to over 5k digital services as transactions surge
The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) met recently to review the use of the country’s digital ID platform,…
Benin shares its X-Road-inspired DPI interoperability experience in peer learning webinar
A recent peer learning discussion organized by the Centre for Digital Public Infrastructure (CDPI) spotlighted the DPI path walked by…
Biometrics providers and systems evolve or get left behind
Biometrics are allowing people to prove who they are, speeding journeys through airports, and enabling anonymous online proof of age,…
Findynet funding development of six digital wallet solutions
Finnish public-private cooperative Findynet has announced it will award 60,000 euros (US$69,200) to six digital wallet vendors to help translate…
Patchwork of age check, online safety legislation grows across US
As the U.S. waits for the Supreme Court’s opinion on the Texas case of Paxton v. Free Speech Coalition, which…
AVPA laud findings from age assurance tech trial
The Age Verification Providers Association (AVPA), and several of its members, have welcomed the publication of preliminary findings from the…
Sri Lanka to launch govt API policies and guidelines
Sri Lanka’s government, in the wake of its digital economy drive, is gearing up to release application programming interface (API)…
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