Worldcoin is now in Singapore as its iris biometrics project grows globally
Following the launch of the World ID 2.0 digital identity passport in December 2023, which added face biometrics for verification,…
digital ID
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Philippines’ digital ID registration expands to more remote areas
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) announced it has reached 90 percent of its registration target for the PhilSys digital identity…
Digital ID registration in Malaysia reaches 1.6M civil servants
Malaysia’s digital identity registration campaign has kicked off with the enrollment of government employees, and The Edge Malaysia reports that…
Biometrics applications rebalanced in 2023 to address questions about age and liveness
The increasingly rapid growth of biometrics deployments and digital identities issued makes the field both challenging and rewarding to cover….
The govt body fighting against extortion in Cameroon’s civil registration sector
Adeline N., a mother of four, resident in the town of Bamenda in the North West Region of Cameroon, secured…
Colombia is using digital ID to fight its village hackers
While Colombia may be famous to the rest of the world mostly for its coffee, the Latin American country may…
The future of travel, biometrics, and a greater need for hybrid credentials
By Jon Payne, Director, Business Development & Strategic Alliances, Identity Verification at Entrust In 2023, travel reached levels we hadn’t…
Face biometrics taking over authentication and age assurance
Biometrics in support of reusable digital ID is a theme running through several of the news articles that drew the…
Burundi promises biometric ID cards before 2025
Burundi will spare no effort in providing its residents with biometric identity cards before the 2025 elections, the Ministry of…
Nigerian telcos told to block SIMs not linked to digital ID by Feb 28
Companies offering telecommunications services in Nigeria have had a fresh order from the federal government to entirely block all SIM…
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