Dashen Bank launches Ethiopia’s first digital ID–based accounts
Dashen Bank has introduced a new digital onboarding system that allows bank accounts to be remotely opened using Fayda. It’s…
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Ethiopia unveils digital signature platform to secure online public services
Ethiopia has reached a new milestone in its digital transformation with the launch of teleSign, a digital signature platform aimed…
Talks on potential Ghana Card ‘digital wallet’ payment feature ongoing
High-level discussions on the planned use of the Ghana Card for payment transactions are ongoing, but the digital wallet feature…
Tanzania ITU innovation center to drive digital transformation set for launch
Tanzania is launching an innovation hub hosted in to support the country’s digital transformation efforts, as well as those of…
Brazil investing $8M to accelerate switch to new digital ID in remote communities
The Brazilian government has announced a financial boost, under a program dubbed PROCIN, to enable some states to expand issuance…
Emptech graduates to MOSIP commercial partner status as digital ID SI
Emptech has secured dual accreditation in the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) Partner Programme, becoming both a commercial partner…
Focus on Sahel digital sovereignty gets clearer with Niger’s new biometric ID card
Niger has become the second country of the Alliance of Sahel States (AES) to launch a new biometric national ID…
MOSIP, OpenCRVS develop age verification PoC to help prevent child marriage
A combination of open-source technologies from non-profits has been developed to help governments and communities around the world tackle child…
Sri Lanka building data minimization into digital ID to protect privacy
Purpose limitation and data minimization will be key safeguards for data protection in Sri Lanka as the island nation rolls…
Rwanda races to meet 2027 deadline for digital ID rollout
The Rwandan government says it is eyeing 2027 for the full rollout of its Single Digital ID System (SDID), which…
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