A study carried out by Visa Consumer Payment Attitudes has revealed that more Filipinos have been embracing new payment methods…
ID for All
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all by 2030. Read Biometric Update news and in-depth features about digital identity projects in developing countries.
Red Cross issues recommendations for digital ID in humanitarian sector
A report into the various uses of digital ID in humanitarian settings brings together the many risks and challenges as…
Moving digital health passes from confusion to inclusion
Read this Biometric Update digital health pass report A recent three-part ID4Africa livecast event explored the challenge of establishing effective…
Nepal considers $14M biometric national ID card bids from Thales and Idemia
Competing bids from Thales and Idemia are being considered by Nepal’s government for a national biometric ID card program, which…
Cameroon unveils new details on biometric passport
Cameroon’s General Delegation for National Security (DGSN) has announced July 1 as the new date to commence production of the…
Togo launches tender for national biometric identification scheme
The National Agency for Identification of Togo (ANID) has launched an international call to tender for the design, supply, installation…
Guinea selects Idemia for OSIA digital identity system to drive inclusion
Guinea’s National Agency for Economic and Social Inclusion (ANIES) plans to use a digital identity and biometrics management system based…
Ugandan ID system a ‘national security weapon’ that denies human rights – report
Uganda’s national biometric ID system has failed in its promise to improve access to services for Ugandans, says a new…
Nigeria biometric voter deduplication removes 16.5M
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of Nigeria — the elections management body of Africa’s largest democracy — says it…
Indian government developing family digital ID, health app sparks consent concerns
India’s federal government is in the preliminary stages of developing a ‘Universal Family ID,’ similar to India’s current biometric Aadhaar…
