ID verification explainer: How does IDV tech work?
ID document validation technologies are tools designed to assist companies and governments in establishing the authenticity of documents. IDVTs typically…
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Lessons in informing public about digital ID from Jamaica and Singapore
Communication with the public about how digital ID programs work has been insufficient in some past instances, but a government…
Start small, test, and iterate: legal ID delivery advice from OpenCRVS engagement lead
Civil registration and vital statistics registries are critical tools for governments to understand the populations they are trying to serve;…
Nigeria ID4D continues partnership spree to meet digital ID ambitions
The Nigeria Digital Identification for Development project (Nigeria ID4D) and the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) have agreed to…
Qatar equips 15,000 cameras with facial recognition for soccer World Cup 2022
FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar will be held at 8 stadiums and watched by millions of fans, along with…
OIX announces digital ID interoperability panels at Identity Trust Conference 2022
The Open Identity Exchange (OIX) has announced two new panels about global interoperability of digital ID for its upcoming Identity…
Jumio report highlights cross-sector growth of digital ID in response to pandemic
California-based selfie biometrics and KYC provider Jumio has published a new report highlighting new digital identity trends across a number…
Singapore introduces parents’ dialects to digital birth certificates after pushback
Singaporean authorities have bowed to public pressure to include parents’ dialects in their children’s digital birth certificates from 1 September….
Ghana switches from dedicated biometric cards for pensioners to Ghana Card, counts savings
The head of the Ghana Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), the government agency responsible for managing pension matters,…
Jamaica national ID deployment moves forward with first biometric registration centers opening
The first biometric enrolment center to enable citizens to register for Jamaica’s new National Identification System (NIDS) is scheduled to…
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