Wallets, mDL, biometrics combine to offer a new paradigm for ID and payments
As the name of the Secure Technology Alliance’s (STA) Identity and Payments Summit suggests, identity and payments are still mostly…
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Laos targets digital transformation with DPI development, open-source tech
Laos is working towards digital transformation as a means of achieving its socio-economic development goals. Minister of Technology and Communications…
Visa advocates for ‘transformational power’ of digital identity and payments
Visa has set out its stall as it “stands ready” to partner and work with governments at any stage of…
UK shuts down privacy and inclusion advisory group for One Login
The UK’s Government Digital Service has shuttered a group providing advice on how to make its Gov.uk One Login program…
FTC begins compensation phase of Avast privacy violation settlement
As part of a landmark $16.5 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges that UK-based software provider…
Jordan plans digital ID for voter verification in next election
Jordan’s Independent Elections Commission (IEC) has announced that efforts are being deployed to make the national digital ID acceptable for…
Biometric seamless travel system from Face4 and Entrust tested by Canadian govt
The Government of Canada has selected and successfully tested a seamless travel solution utilizing facial recognition from Ottawa-based Face4 Systems….
IATA One ID biometrics trial cuts airport processing times by 40%
The pilot of digital identity and face biometrics for airport clearance based on IATA’s One ID in Asia slashed processing…
Moldova preparing tender for biometric hardware
Moldova has published a prior information notice (PIN) for procuring mobile biometric data processing hardware. The estimated value of the…
Expert body set up to drive Nigeria’s financial inclusion amid digital trade gains
Nigeria is banking on financial inclusion as one of the avenues to usher in a stronger digital economy for the…
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