Japan incentivizes use of My Number ID card as driver’s license, moves towards mDL
Japan has had a bumpy road with its My Number personal identification card, but despite this has added another widespread…
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Sri Lanka president demands fast digital ID rollout
The leader of Sri Lanka has given a timeframe for when he expects the national digital ID to be implemented….
Hopae scores big seed investment to match ambitions in EU DID market
Korean digital identity authentication startup Hopae has attracted 6 billion won (US$4.3m) worth of seed investment, according to a report…
SAFR, Idex, ID-Pal name senior executives, board members for next phases
A new president, a C-level executive and a board member have been appointed by SAFR, Idex Biometrics and ID-Pal, respectively,…
Mitre to keep operating NIST’s National Cybersecurity Federally Funded R&D Center
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has renewed the Mitre Corporation’s contract to operate the National Cybersecurity Federally…
Visa and USAID partner to boost financial inclusion in emerging markets
Digitization of government systems and payments to promote financial inclusion and economic growth is on the agenda for Visa as…
Congressional briefing renews concerns over security holes in Visa Waiver Program
With Qatar having become the first Gulf State to be admitted into the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) in September,…
HID Rapid ID offers simple three-step fingerprint identity verification tool for police
Policing is one of the main drivers of the biometrics market, be it facial recognition algorithms or advanced biometric scanning…
Entrust, Proof, TransUnion offer platforms, insights to combat financial fraud
Fraud is older than money, so it’s no surprise that it remains a scourge on the modern economy. The first…
Malaysia eyes completion of digital govt ecosystem early next year
The Malaysian government is sticking to its plans of having all government services integrated with the MyDigital ID from the…
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