Malawi drops ID card expiry date policy as digital wallet launches
Going forward, there will be no expiry date for Malawi’s biometric national ID card. The announcement was made this week…
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ASEAN, WEF turn to DEFA implementation in first digital economy outlook
Southeast Asia has concluded negotiations on a landmark regional digital economy agreement. A new report now turns attention to implementation…
Nigerian president calls for 95% digital ID coverage by year-end
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria has asked the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to capitalize on the country’s new…
India’s UPI expands into Central Asia with Uzbekistan deal
Uzbekistan has become the latest international market for India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), in another example of India exporting digital…
International Identity Day shifts focus beyond coverage to trust
The ninth annual International Identity Day is being observed today under the theme “My Identity, My Shadow. Never Apart.” This…
24.4M Filipinos use national ID to open GCash accounts: PSA
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says more than 24 million Filipinos have successfully verified their identities and opened e-wallet accounts…
Indonesia’s IKD digital ID passes 20.5M users
Indonesia’s digital population identity program has passed 20.5 million users, according to the Directorate General of Population and Civil Registration…
Cameroon summit to address digital government interoperability challenges in Africa
A digital government summit dubbed E-Gov’A, scheduled for October 14 to 17 in Yaounde, Cameroon, is expected to discuss how…
Digital inclusion for refugee women must go beyond connectivity: GSMA
New GSMA research argues that digital inclusion efforts for refugee women must go beyond basic measures such as connectivity, mobile…
Liberia to link national ID, CRVS in planned infrastructure upgrade
Liberia plans to link its national ID and Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) systems as part of a broader…
