Grants to investigate digital ID issues, COVID surveillance tech launched
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP), in alliance with two of its partners (Paradigm Initiative and Omidyar Network), has unveiled a…
ID for All
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all by 2030. Read Biometric Update news and in-depth features about digital identity projects in developing countries.
Estonia to support Mongolia’s transition to digital government
An Estonian non-profit will help Mongolia’s digital infrastructure get up to speed as part of a memorandum of understanding signed…
Nigeria’s biometric voter system detects over 1M invalid entries
Nigeria’s National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that more than one million enrollments on the biometric Register of Voters,…
Philippines launches authentication platform for national ID
The Philippines opened a web-based offline authentication platform for its national digital ID named PhilSys Check, allowing users to perform…
Digital ID providers form association to improve verification services in Nigeria
Some Nigerian companies operating in the digital ID domain, including prominent market players VerifyMe Nigeria and Youverify, have put in…
Aadhaar user verification integrations for Indian social media, Cashfree Payments
Users of India’s Twitter-like platform Koo can now voluntarily verify themselves via their Aadhaar number and fellow Bengaluru-based firm Cashfree Payments…
Audit report queries deficiencies in Aadhaar system, questions issuance for children below 5
An audit conducted by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the activities of the Unique Identification Authority of India…
Pakistan’s digital ID authority drops paper files with new operations system
“We are heading towards becoming a non-bureaucratic organization,” announces Tariq Malik, chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of…
Uganda prepares to produce biometric passports, ID documents locally with Veridos
The production of biometric passports, driver’s licenses and other ID documents in Uganda will soon begin within the country when…
Idemia signs decade-long digital ID services contract with Chile
Idemia has been awarded a new contract to provide digital ID services to Chile’s Civil Registry and Identification Service. More…
