Malawi nears full scale digital ID rollout to streamline access to services
A new public and private sector services delivery experience awaits Namibian citizens from next year when the country rolls out…
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Vietnam urges corporate banking customers to complete biometric verification as deadline looms
Vietnam is making biometric verification integral to corporate banking. From July 1 corporate bank customers will only be allowed to…
China approves Cyberspace IDs as part of federated identity scheme
China has approved measures to issue national ID numbers that citizens can use to register for online services or verify…
The next five years of DPI in Indonesia will reshape lives: IFIS 2025 panel
Indonesia is Southeast Asia’s biggest country geographically, economically and by population. It is a developing country but it is experiencing…
Civic joins Solana Attestation Service for ‘solid foundation for verifiable credentials’
Civic Technologies has joined the newly launched Solana Attestation Service (SAS), an open, permissionless protocol for verifiable credentials. A blog…
Ghana prints 31k new chip-embedded biometric passports in one month
Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has commended the passport production team for printing 31,935 new chip-embedded passports…
Kenya to harmonize education sector data through Maisha Namba ID integration
Kenya will begin a pilot in July for a new system that will streamline education sector data management by integrating…
NexG Berhad
NexG Berhad is a Bursa-listed leader in secure technology and digital ID solutions. Formerly known as Datasonic Group Berhad, it is…
Sri Lanka on track to roll out e-NIC, Thales delivering final 400k cards
The final 400,000 polycarbonate cards procured from Thales by Sri Lanka’s Department of Registration of Persons to implement the Electronic…
Thailand pauses digital wallet cash handout as US tariffs bite
Thailand kicked off a $13 billion stimulus handout via digital wallets late last year, but has paused the contentious scheme….
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