Korea’s out front with digital IDs, but national history could be decisive in success
There is more to the South Korean government’s apparent backing of a planned self-sovereign digital identity program than meets the…
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California gives counties the option to issue digital birth, death, marriage certificates
Sutter County, California, is on its way to a having a second claim to fame. The rural county in the…
Sentry appoints blockchain, crypto expert CTO to develop solutions for biometric ID card
Sentry Enterprises has appointed Mikhail Friedland as its new chief technology officer to lead the development of decentralized digital identity…
IriTech and IBCT partner with two more companies on biometric data hubs
IriTech and its partner, the South Korean Institute of Blockchain Technology (IBCT), are teaming with ID vendor Integra Micro Systems…
Iris biometrics integrated with DIDH for ‘most secured’ data system for blockchain, metaverse
Iris biometrics specialist IriTech and fellow South Korean firm Institute of Blockchain Technology (IBCT), which specializes in decentralized data platforms…
Buenos Aires planning ambitious decentralized digital identity system with biometrics
The Argentinian capital Buenos Aires is planning to establish a decentralized digital identity platform including biometrics for public and private…
Researchers working on blockchain-based digital ID system to improve India’s financial landscape
Considered as Aadhaar 2.0 in some way, 14 Indian researchers are developing a new blockchain and machine learning-based digital ID…
NFTs for digital identity — first get over your baggage
What is the big deal with NFTs? Every day I read an article about a collection of digital images being…
GlobalPass launches biometric KYC service, IDnow rolls out IDV platform
A new solution combining blockchain and biometrics for know your customer checks has been launched by GlobalPass, while IDnow has…
AuthenticID partners with 1Kosmos to enhance digital ID applications worldwide
AuthenticID has announced a new, cross-product strategic biometrics partnership with 1Kosmos. As part of the collaboration, the companies will jointly…
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