Norwegian BankID digital ID now biometric, available on smartphones
Norway’s biggest digital identity provider, BankID, is coming to smartphones. Starting on Monday, the platform is rolling out a feature…
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Ethiopia begins issuing refugees digital ID cards to facilitate service access
The distribution of digital ID cards to Ethiopian refugees and returnees, as part of a pilot with tripartite support, has…
Burkina Faso’s digital transformation gets $150M World Bank support
Efforts by the government of Burkina Faso to speed up the country’s digital public infrastructure (DPI) pursuits will receive financial…
BankID
BankID is an electronic identification system in Sweden. With a usage rate of 94% among smartphone users, it is the…
Digital transformation unlocks biometrics market opportunities
The next stage of digital transformation and the place of biometrics in it was a common theme in the headlines…
Digital ID for inclusive service delivery
Officials from two humanitarian organizations, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Development Capital Fund (UNDCF), shared…
More US legislation would create hybrid digital IDs
Another U.S. state is considering a tentative path to mobile driver’s licenses. Pennsylvania state lawmakers have introduced a bill in…
Taiwan counts cost of failed digital ID program, awaits data protection body
Taxpayers will likely absorb costs of NT$280 million (roughly US$8.9 million) for Taiwan’s failed digital ID project, according to TVBS….
1 step forward, 3 steps back for West Africa’s regional digital ID projects
It may become more difficult for people living in several Western African countries to cross international borders, with their exit…
Working to remove barriers to digital ID adoption
By Nick Mothershaw, Chief Identity Strategist at the Open Identity Exchange Digital ID ecosystems are developing and evolving rapidly, but adoption continues to…
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