Swiss e-ID resists rushing trust infrastructure
Switzerland is debating on how to proceed with the technical implementation of its national digital identity as the 2026 deadline…
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Former Jumio exec joins digital ID web 3.0 project
Move over Worldcoin, there’s a new kid on the block vying for the attention of the digital identity industry and…
Estonia digital identity wallet app from Cybernetica lifts off
Tallinn-based Cybernetica has submitted the minimum viable product (MVP) for Estonia’s national digital identity wallet to the Estonian Information System…
‘Facial recognition is the easy part’: digital travel ID pilot results are in
Air travel has been getting more complicated. From security and passport checks to special documents such as COVID-19 certificates, passengers…
Worldcoin expands to Ecuador, set to resume in Kenya and Portugal
Chalk up a win for Worldcoin in Kenya, where authorities have dropped their investigation into the iris biometrics and digital…
UK: 4M migrants expected to move to eVisas but deadline could be too short
More than four million non-EU migrants in the UK are expected to switch to digital biometric eVisas by the end…
New South Wales’ government is investing millions in digital identity
New South Wales’ decentralized digital identity program is getting a cash infusion from the Premier Chris Minns’ government, which has…
Austrian digital wallet can now house national ID, proof of age alongside mDLs
Austra’s digital ID wallet app can now hold fully digital proof of identity, as Youniqx Identity, a subsidiary of the…
Controversy trails big money biometric ID card contract in DR Congo
A mega money contract for the production of biometric national ID cards in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo)…
Regula identity verification database reaches 14K document templates
Regula is improving its fraud prevention capabilities by expanding its database for identity verification. The company has expanded its ID…
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