UK government looking into another new digital identity scheme
A new digital identity scheme for business is being proposed by the UK government, nearly ten years since the government…
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Jamaica wants to vault ahead in efficiency with biometrics and digital identity
Seeking to promote itself as a notably modern, secure and efficient nation, Jamaica is investing in digital ID — and,…
Veridos introduces eGov platform for digital authentication of COVID-19 health credentials
In the wake of the global COVID-19 crisis, Veridos has introduced VeriGO TrueSeal, a new eGovernment platform that ensures the security…
New National Bank of Ukraine UAPassportReader mobile app scans document biometrics
The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) announced it has released a mobile application for reading information from biometric government credentials…
Keesing offers free biometric digital ID services, Veridos sees eGovernment gains
Keesing Technologies is offering free use of its biometric digital identity verification technology and databases for essential organizations in need of…
Swiss bank-note printer acquires stake in Procivis to build digital identity “one-stop shop”
The venerable company that holds a monopoly on printing money in Switzerland made a strategic investment in Procivis, which specializes…
Idemia to supply biometric ID cards to Morocco for online services and transactions
The new biometric national ID smartcard for Morocco will be supplied by Idemia, which announced the deal to supply the…
Biometric smart cards with Next Biometrics’ fingerprint tech tested for African e-government project
An e-government project by an African country is entering the testing phase for biometric smart cards featuring technology jointly developed…
UK and Singapore government services to collaborate on digital government services
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed by the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) and Singapore’s GovTech Agency to…
HID Global to acquire De La Rue’s Citizen Identity business
HID Global has signed an agreement to acquire the international identity solutions business of De La Rue. According to the…
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