Veridos celebrates 40M digital ID issuance milestone in Iraq
German secure identity solutions provider Veridos says its longstanding partnership with the Iraqi government to modernize the country’s identity infrastructure…
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BixeLab first officially accredited for MOSIP MACP biometric device testing
BixeLab has been officially accredited by MOSIP, the Modular Open Source Identity Platform, as the first laboratory qualified to perform…
Biometric voter verification not possible in short term: Guyana Elections Commission
The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has again spoken about the lingering question of deploying a biometric voter verification system for…
Deadline extended for Benin digital government transformation tender
A tender to support digital government transformation in Benin has been extended by two weeks. The tender for the “Building…
Synthetic identities drive need for enhanced fraud prevention in Africa
A comprehensive new report from identity verification vendor Smile ID digs into critical digital identity fraud trends across Africa. A…
Court judgement paves way for national ID issuance to over 40k ‘persecuted’ Kenyans
A High Court in Kenya recently delivered a judgement which could end years of ordeal for more than 40,000 persons…
School registration adds up to expanding use cases of Ethiopia’s digital ID
Reasons for which people require the Fayda digital ID in Ethiopia are increasing by the day. Since its launch in…
Looking into the DEEP: Advancing Pakistan’s DPI
Pakistan is progressing toward a digitally empowered society, with initiatives such as the Digital Economy Enhancement Project (DEEP) playing a…
Malaysia to launch national digital ID super-app
Malaysia is launching what it terms a “national digital identity ecosystem” called the MyDigital ID Superapp which builds upon the…
Aadhaar draws interest as Indonesia, India sign MOU on digital transformation
The governments of India and Indonesia have entered into strategic cooperation to accelerate sustainable digital transformation. A memorandum of understanding…
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