EU countries have right to record biometrics on ID cards, says top court adviser
The European Union’s top court is soon set to decide on whether including fingerprint data on identity cards is against…
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Over 70 million PhilIDs issued as PSA, Philippines Post re-commit to delivery
It has been an eventful month for the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), which announced a new milestone in implementing the…
Namibian lawmakers examine bill to streamline civil registration, lower age for ID cards
A draft piece of legislation seeking to make changes to Namibia’s civil status registration and identification system is currently in…
Home Affairs Dept to become national ID-issuing authority in Bangladesh
National ID cards in Bangladesh (NIDs) will henceforth be issued by the country’s Department of Home Affairs and no longer…
Governments embrace digital identity register, foreigner ID cards and bank partnerships
From Luxemburg and Estonia to South Africa and Vietnam, governments across the world are rolling out digital IDs, sometimes but…
Nigeria to combine bank cards with national ID
Banking and identity are converging in Nigeria, where the government has told commercial banks to start issuing debit cards that…
Missouri launches mDL app, first state to allow remote ID card renewal
IDEMIA Identity and Security (I&S) North America partnered with the Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) to launch the Missouri Mobile…
Card deals add up for Idex with new issuers in payments, civil ID
Idex Biometrics has reached a deal with Malaysia-based smart card integrator MCS Microsystems to supply fingerprint sensors for biometric cards…
Digital ID update for cops’, clergy’s traditional cards may also improve accountability
Global Accountability (GAC) and Sentry Enterprises say they will market an NFC business card in June that police officers can…
Nepalese prime minister stirs controversy after ID verification assigned to his company
Nepal’s national identity card project is in the midst of a controversy after a contract to verify data from biometric…
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