EU, US might not be best digital ID models, but they can help African leaders
Members of the digital ID communities in the United States and European Union talked up the federated approach to digital…
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Philippines govt expedites digital IDs
The government of Philippines is hoping to expedite the issuance of digital identity cards to nationals with the Department of…
J-PAL shares lessons from India’s digital ID program Aadhaar
The story of the Aadhaar biometric identity scheme in India continues to be shared as an example of how countries…
Study finds digital IDs would yield economic good in three African nations
A new multinational study of African countries claims that digital IDs could save people millions and even hundreds of millions…
Nigeria to combine bank cards with national ID
Banking and identity are converging in Nigeria, where the government has told commercial banks to start issuing debit cards that…
Nigeria to set up digital CRVS system with $11M private sector funding
Nigeria’s federal government recently approved plans to digitize birth and death registrations and the sum of 5.3 billion Naira (US$11.5…
Kenya unveils details on new digital ID rollout, India potential partner
Kenyan officials have given insights on the work being done by the government to introduce a new secure digital ID…
NADRA launches Nishan Pakistan platform, lets startups leverage digital identity stack
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has launched the Beta version of Nishan Pakistan, a platform to enable small…
India uses G20 presidency to champion Global South and digital public infrastructure
India assumed the G20 Presidency in December under the theme “One Earth, One Family, One Future.” A goal for the…
MOSIP adds more authentication providers to its compliance list
Two biometric authentication providers have attained compliance status with MOSIP (Modular Open Source Identity Platform), deepening the foundational ID system’s…
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