UAE launches new generation biometric passport, Afghanistan to up processing capacity
The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently launched the third generation of its biometric passport, alongside a trial…
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Aadhaar critic joins ID16.9 podcast to discuss inclusion shortfalls
Allegations that India’s digital ID Aadhaar has entrenched, rather than alleviated exclusion from social services and government benefits, have dogged…
Singapore, UK renew MoU on digital services for three years to tackle exclusion
Singapore’s GovTech and the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) have renewed their collaboration for a further three years, reports PublicTechnology,…
Norway BankID to go biometric, international with OneSpan integrations
Norway’s highly successful BankID system is becoming a de facto digital ID. Its new app replaces the mobile web interface….
African nations must implement safeguards against humanitarian digital ID risks: researcher
African countries must put in place policies to ensure that personal data such as biometrics collected for humanitarian purposes are…
Smart Engines provides biometric passport scanning for Greek tourism apps
Smart Engines’ optical character recognition and data extraction from documents’ machine-readable zones has been integrated with apps from tourism industry…
Many eyes on digital ID credentials for travel. Now about the standards…
Digital identity programs are being mulled or rolled out internationally for air travel. It is good news in terms of…
Skeptics of World Bank’s ID4D want more transparency and harm reduction for digital IDs
Dozens of civil society organizations and individual human rights advocates say digital ID programs “regularly” erode human rights. Signatories to…
Experian wins digital ID infrastructure contracts, UK govt digitization continues
The UK government has awarded Experian two new contracts to provide digital identity infrastructure, with a combined value of nearly…
VerifyMe Nigeria begins international expansion, rolls out digital ID orchestration platform
Lagos-based digital ID verification company VerifyMe Nigeria has developed an API infrastructure and data services platform dubbed QoreID for businesses…
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