Russia deepens Max’s role in national digital infrastructure
Russia is accelerating adoption of the state-backed Max digital ID super app by combining communications, public services and developer incentives…
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Meta’s WhatsApp age-check trial faces challenge from India’s digital ID plans
Meta is testing age confirmation on WhatsApp ahead of India’s Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, but draft implementation rules…
Sri Lanka digital ID rollout advances as procurement nears completion
Sri Lanka’s digital identity (SL-UDI) program is moving toward a phased rollout as the Indian government finalizes procurement of the…
Bangladesh is assembling the trust infrastructure needed for a digital economy
Bangladesh is assembling the foundational layers of a digital economy through a combination of national digital identity, trusted credentials, interoperable…
Pakistan’s NADRA rolls out homegrown QR-based ID cards
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is transforming itself into a digital trust guarantor through homegrown innovation as it…
Foundational ID and biometric binding underpin digital trust
Biometric fundamentals and foundational ID are considerations at the very beginning of the identity lifecycle that are sometimes overlooked. If…
OCR Studio updates AI MRZ scanning for difficult remote ID captures
OCR Studio has updated its on-device software to scan the machine readable zones (MRZs) of passports, identity cards, visas, and…
Seon’s biometric IDV software certified for eIDAS 2.0, age verification in Germany
A double-certification announcement from U.S.-based Seon positions the company’s software to compete for share in Europe’s growing digital identity verification…
Researchers expose major security flaws in Belgium’s eID signing software
Researchers have disclosed a series of critical vulnerabilities in software widely used to access Belgium’s electronic identity cards, warning that…
The Bahamas turns to Estonia as digital identity expertise becomes an export
The Bahamas has signed a long-term digital governance partnership with Estonia, joining a growing number of countries importing expertise in…
