Bulgarian eID provider Evrotrust raises $7.5M
Bulgarian national electronic identity scheme provider Evrotrust has raised 6.6 million euros (US$7.5 million) in investment. The company is planning…
digital ID
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MOSIP advances tool for verifiable credential issuance with developer release
MOSIP is working on a way for issuers of digital ID documents and other credentials to generate, sign and issue…
Humanity Protocol’s reusable biometric ID adds Mastercard open finance capability
Humanity Protocol, the proof-of-personhood (PoP) framework based on palm biometrics, is teaming up with Mastercard to allow users to quickly…
Ethiopia, Zambia DPI teamwork example of South-South DPI cooperation
A World Bank expert has framed the recent move by Ethiopia and Zambia to share notes on the development of…
South Africa trials govt data exchange platform modeled after Estonia’s X-Road
South Africa’s National Treasury is leading a year-long pilot for a data exchange platform labelled MzansiXchange within the framework of…
Jordan hails digital transformation gains with 80% of services enabled through Sanad
Jordan has activated 1.8 million digital IDs through its Sanad app, a platform integrated with IrisGuard biometrics, which provides access…
For Utah’s digital ID program, OpenID recommends proven open standards
The OpenID Foundation has weighed in on Utah’s State-Endorsed Digital Identity (SEDI) program, with a reply to the state’s Request…
EU publishes three new Implementing Acts for EUDI Wallet
Organizations working on the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet should take note: The European Commission has published three new Implementing…
Senegal taps inspiration from Togo’s digital ID experience
The Senegalese government is hoping to tap from Togo’s experience to build its digital ID system. A delegation from Dakar…
Biometrics follows twisty policy path towards innovative privacy protections
Innovations in biometrics and digital identity are making their way into daily life, in the form of airport security checks…
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