Digital ID experts debate Swiss eID ahead of referendum
Switzerland is inching closer to a new referendum on introducing its national e-ID, scheduled for September 28th. The introduction of…
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Biometrics experience, policy and tools must converge to transform lives
Biometrics and technologies for issuing, sharing and delivering services with identity credentials shared the stage with practical, real-world experiences and…
Digital ID, payments providers are trying to solve eIDAS ambiguities
The EU has been busy building a regulatory foundation for its European Digital Identity (EUDI), which will be offered to…
Digital identity frameworks and their choices reflect different worldviews
At a talk for KuppingerCole’s European Identity and Cloud Conference (EIC), Markus Sabadello, CEO of Danube Tech, looks at the…
Rwanda launching digital identity, biometrics enrollment with $8.5M budget
The government of Rwanda is investing 12.2 billion Rwandan francs (approximately US$8.5 million) in the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year to…
Agentic AI shaping strategies and plans across sectors as AI agents swarm
The current moment would have us believe that AI agents are about to become our co-workers, personal assistants, pocket buddies…
World raises $135M to support expansion
After launching in the U.S. market with great fanfare, World has announced new funding aimed at supporting its ambitious expansion…
GLEIF to integrate its vLEI into Finternet Lab’s tools
The Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) is planning to integrate its verifiable Legal Entity Identifier (vLEI) credentials into Finternet…
Suriname launches OSD-produced biometric passport
Suriname has officially launched its new biometric passport for all Surinamese citizens. The Austrian State Printing House (OSD) was selected…
Leveraging digital ID in the financial sector: ID4Africa panel
Financial inclusion was highlighted as the mother of all digital ID use cases during an early panel discussion on the…
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