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Three foundational digital public infrastructure systems have been introduced by Somalia’s National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) and federal government…
A mass national ID registration and renewal exercise which the Ugandan government announced three years ago is now set to…
In Brazil, 166 million people can use digital signatures with the country’s third-most popular app. The widely available capability represents…
Pakistan is updating its national identity and biometric registration ecosystem through gradually implementing the National Registration and Biometric Policy (NR&BP)…
Angola is getting $200 million in credit from India as the African country looks to implement digital public infrastructure. The…
A new secure platform for the verification and authentication of Nigeria’s National Identification Number (NIN) has been unveiled. In a…
Ethiopia’s digital ID and broader digital transformation efforts are on a good footing thanks in part to the establishment of…
Work is underway in Bermuda for the introduction of a new regulatory framework for all entities providing digital identity services…
In Nepal the government is having a hard time extending its national ID, with two-thirds of registered applicants yet to…
Digital solutions provider Dital Afrique Telecom (DAT) has partnered with trusted ID verification platform IDCanopy to enable banks, fintechs, microfinance…
