US healthcare industry in a ‘mad dash’ toward digital transformation
The quest to simplify patient healthcare records is its own miniature saga in technological history, and advances in decentralized digital…
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BixeLab founder explains digital ID bill nuances, basic facts to Australian Senators
Data centralization, the vulnerability of biometric data and the line between privacy and risk reduction: all of these were raised…
Tanzania inaugurates data protection commission ahead of digital ID rollout
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has officially unveiled the country’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), urging businesses and organizations processing…
Zambian govt doesn’t want to see hungry citizens enroll for digital ID
Funds which the Zambian government had budgeted for the country’s digital ID project is now being channelled into efforts aimed…
Digital signature, trust services expand with updates in Belgium, Bulgaria, Kenya, Singapore
Various digital services, including digital signature options, have recently rolled out in a couple of countries as they advance different…
Collaboration, mDL’s payment security potential spotlighted at Identity & Payment Summit
More cross-sector collaboration, mDLs and mobile device-based biometrics are needed to secure payments and other transactions across a wide array…
Paraguay issuing digital IDs and mDLs without adequate regulation, NGO argues
Digital IDs derived from Paraguay’s national identity card and driver’s licenses are now accepted as their legal equivalents, but a…
Ghana, Kenya facilitate biometric passport services for compatriots in Canada, China
The Ghanaian High Commission in Canada recently undertook what has been described as an innovative process to facilitate passport issuance…
World bank says Nigeria on track to meet digital ID registration target
Nigeria is well on course to reach a target of issuing digital ID to 148 million citizens by June 30…
Limited number of private sector national digital ID providers for Australia
Australia’s government anticipates “5 to 10” private sector digital identity providers, and possibly more later on, participating in the country’s…
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