Countries impose IDV for gambling; Brazilians fine providing selfies
Brazilians are getting used to identity verification with face biometrics according to a new survey, although these attitudes become sharper…
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Idex Biometrics: quarterlies, annuals, regulatory actions
July 23, 2025 – Idex Biometrics has raised 30 million Norwegian kroner, or just under US$3 million in a successful private placement…
Kenya considers dedicated digital ID in digital trade policy reform
Kenya’s Ministry of Investments, Trade and Industry (MITI) is leading an initiative that seeks to introduce a compulsory digital ID…
Ethiopia’s digital ID chief lays out roadmap for reaching 90M enrollments by 2027
“Digital ID is not optional; it is a necessity.” It is on this conviction that Ethiopia is riding to make…
Kenya to harmonize education sector data through Maisha Namba ID integration
Kenya will begin a pilot in July for a new system that will streamline education sector data management by integrating…
Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya reveal revenue generation models from national ID programs
At ID4Africa 2025, a panel of representatives from five African countries deemed advanced in identity spoke on ‘Reimagining Identity Authorities…
World storms into US market, riding wave of relaxed regulations
It was only a matter of time – both before Sam Altman and Alex Blania’s biometric World Network announced its…
Calls for Africa to secure its tech sovereignty amid digital transformation push
As the digital transformation debate in Africa shapes up, technology or digital sovereignty is increasingly being mentioned as a policy…
Nigeria, Sierra Leone warn groups illegally issuing national ID cards
ID authorities of the West African nations of Nigeria and Sierra Leone have warned of the existence of entities illegally…
Advocates pick privacy, inclusion holds in Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital ID system
Fresh concerns have been raised about issues of data privacy, security and exclusion in relation to Kenya’s Maisha Namba digital…
