Gabon gets $68.5M World Bank loan to facilitate access to legal ID, digital services
A loan agreement has been concluded between the World Bank and the central African nation of Gabon for the implementation…
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NADRA pens deal to pursue domestic biometric, digital ID-related services offering
A collaboration that seeks to promote the indigenous design and production of biometric and identity-related technologies has been sealed between…
Dominican Republic commits to inclusive DPI development, joins 50-in-5 campaign
The Dominican Republic has become the latest country to join the 50-in-5 advocacy campaign as a first-mover nation following the…
‘Leaksmas’ report calls digital ID ‘primary focus’ of hackers
A U.S. cybersecurity firm analyzing come-ons from dark web entities advertising free stolen personal data says digital ID information is…
SecuGen expands beyond biometrics with smart payment and ID card reader
Fingerprint scanner producer SecuGen has announced that its new SecuGen IQ SC1 contact smart card reader is now on the…
Digital health ID issuance reaches 500M people in India
In India, under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the National Health Authority (NHA) has granted Ayushman Bharat health account…
Pakistan nabs quartet of ex-NADRA officials for issuing fake biometric ID cards
Former officers of Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) have been arrested and accused of selling fake computerized national…
Lithuania’s communications regulator becomes supervisor of digital ID service providers
The Communications Regulatory Authority of Lithuania (RRT) is now the country’s official supervisory body for qualified electronic identification (eID) service…
Good news with US-EU digital ID standards: 2 similar systems
The top U.S. tech standards agency wants to start 2024 off briskly when it comes to digital identity. It has…
Nigeria limits DoB changes amid upgrade of birth registration system
Nigerians can change the date of birth on their registration a single time only, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)…
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