India introduces face authentication for payments in UPI
As of today, individuals in India can use biometrics to approve digital payments through the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), a…
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Costa Rica unveils new identity card design with enhanced security features
Costa Rica’s Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) has officially launched a redesigned national identity card. While the card’s size and 10-year…
New Digital Public Infrastructure program from World Bank aims for inclusivity
The World Bank has released its annual report on the Identification for Development (ID4D) Initiative, marking ten years of the…
Morocco, UNDP launch Digital for Sustainable Development Hub
Morocco has launched a Digital for Sustainable Development (D4SD) Hub with support from the UNDP to help Arab and African…
Kenya considers verifiable academic credentials to phase out paper certificates
Government and other stakeholders in Kenya are brainstorming on an initiative that seeks to replace physical academic certificates with digital…
Senegal leans on Visa’s digital payments muscle to drive financial inclusion
The Senegalese government and Visa have held discussions for a collaboration that is expected to expand the company’s digital payment…
NexG wins six-year contract to upgrade Malaysia’s national ID card
NextG’s wholly owned subsidiary Datasonic will modernize Malysia’s national ID card infrastructure in a six-year contract worth around 733 million…
Indonesia ponders one-account-per-platform rule for social media
A common problem with regulations is that of adaptation. A country enacts a law that restricts social media accounts to…
Zambia plans domestic digital ID development with help from international partners
Zambia is engaging with a continental leader in digital identity and international institutions as it works to issue digital identity…
Papua New Guinea prepares digital ID trust framework ahead of 2026 launch
Papua New Guinea’s Cabinet has approved the National Digital Identity Policy 2025, under which the government plans to issue a…
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