Rwanda conducts pilot to implement biometric SIM registration, verification
Rwanda plans to become one of the countries in African where SIM cards are biometrically registered or verified. Before then…
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Malta opposition party demands minister’s resignation over ID card fraud scandal
Malta’s Green Party, ADPD, has intensified its demands for the resignation of a Maltese government minister following revelations of a…
Report explores efforts to curb environmental risks posed by identity documents
In the past couple of years, the identity industry has been involved in efforts to shift away from the use…
Philippines’ central bank enters arbitration over failed ID card project
After the Philippines’ central bank decided to cancel its contract with identification system company AllCard Inc. (ACI) to produce the…
Visa biometrics provider VFS in talks to sell minority stake to Temasek
A significant minority stake of about 20 percent in the Blackstone-owned digital services outsourcing company VFS Global might be sold…
UK Virgin Islands launch digital transformation tender
Tourist hotspots Thailand, Sri Lanka, the Seychelles and the Virgin Islands are not just offering beaches and sunshine, they are…
UK govt encourages digital identity providers to join DIATF registry
The UK government has published guidance on entering the register for digital identity and attribute services. The register represents a…
Mali, Niger announce common biometric passport to consolidate ECOWAS exit
The three Sahel nations of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger – all led by military regimes – have unveiled plans…
Women in Identity preview ID Code of Conduct, launch awareness campaign
Women in Identity is raising awareness of the problem of AI bias in identity systems and the forthcoming launch of…
Identity Day 2024: Marking progress and urgency
International Identity Day 2024 is being officially observed in dozens of countries around the world, and recognized by individuals and…
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