Papua New Guinea advances digital ID, wallet and govt platform to pilot
Papua New Guinea has stood up a new digital ID, wallet and online government platform, and plans to pilot them…
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Infrastructure challenges impacting NIN card production says UrbanID exec
Acute infrastructural challenges stand in Nigeria’s way as the country carries on with the issuance of mobile digital ID as…
Philippines agency to print national ID cards itself
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is switching up where it is printing PhilSys ID cards following the termination of the…
Bhutan brings first national digital ID program to Global Acceptance Network
The Kingdom of Bhutan is the first national digital identity program in the world to join the Global Acceptance Network,…
Malaysia backtracks on national digital ID requirement for transport dept app
An app from Malaysia’s Road Transport Department caused a stir with an announcement that it will require its citizens to…
Development agencies want DPI bridges over Africa’s financial inclusion gender gap
The conversations around Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) fostering growth and promoting social inclusion is ongoing. However, while DPI offers opportunities…
ECOWAS agrees to accelerate implementation of ENBIC regional ID card for stronger integration
Immigration chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have agreed that it is urgent for member countries…
Philippines legislator pushes for simplified ID requirements
A legislator in the Visayas region of the Philippines is pushing for organizations to be required to accept any single…
Somaliland to deploy iris biometric equipment donated by Taiwan for November polls
Iris biometrics devices donated by Taiwan to Somaliland for election in that East African country in 2021 will still be…
Malawi fine-tunes preps for biometric voter registration with new system from Smartmatic
The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has pledged to effectively address all challenges that cropped up when the country recently piloted…
