Digital ID trust gets new focus in ID4D principles
World Bank Group officials have sharpened the principles underpinning their ID-for-all program, getting more explicit about the need to engender…
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Malawi health insurance company introduces biometric cards to check fraud claims
A company providing health insurance services in the Southern African nation of Malawi is introducing smart biometric cards for its…
The Bahamas may not issue biometric voter cards before general election next year
A government minister says the technological upgrades that would be necessary for The Bahamas to issue biometric voters’ cards, as…
Nigerian State makes digital ID numbers mandatory to access government services
The government of the State of Kaduna in Nigeria has announced that as from May 1, 2021, it will be…
Women in Identity plans industry Code of Conduct for 2021
Women in Identity (WiD) is planning to research the impact of exclusion from digital identity systems as part of its…
Infant biometrics nearing practicality for birth registration, but technical and legal challenges remain
Significant progress is being made towards the capability of including biometrics with birth registration records, but significant concerns persist, the…
Iris biometrics facilitate change in aid sector worth hundreds of billions
Custom smartphones held on social-distancing sticks are helping refugees in Jordan with COVID-19 pay for shopping deliveries with a biometric…
Rwanda’s new digital ID birth registration system brings services closer to citizens
The ordeal Rwanda parents used to go through to establish birth registration for their children and the difficulty to access…
Egypt integrates FinGo vein biometrics in national ID program
FinGo’s authentication technology using vein biometrics will be deployed in Egypt as part of the country’s national ID program, Mashable…
Dr. Joseph Atick argues for new legal identity definition based on traceability on ID4Africa Livecast
A new definition for legal identity has been unveiled during the latest ID4Africa Livecast by the Movement’s Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph…
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