Digital ID necessity increases in Nigeria despite lingering challenges
Access to all social services in Nigeria will henceforth be mandatorily tied to the National Identification Number (NIN). This follows…
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Identy.io aims for double-digit touchless on-device biometrics growth in NA
Identy.io is targeting double-digit growth in North America over the next few years with its touchless biometric authentication on user’s…
Ukraine tests compatibility with EUDI Wallet
Ukraine has successfully tested its compatibility with the European Union Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet, allowing its citizens to use digital…
Privacy, free speech, children’s online safety collide in age assurance legal wars
By this point, the amount of collective hand wringing over children’s online safety and related age assurance legislation could surely…
Cambodia: IDPoor Programme alleviates poverty as system continues digitization
The United Nations Development Programme has provided additional ICT equipment for Cambodia’s IDPoor Programme. The equipment includes 546 tablets, software…
Growth of digital wallet use shaking up payment regulations and benefits delivery
Digital wallets are transforming online, offline and cross-border payments around the world, prompting calls for regulatory change in Australis and…
AU petitioned over legal ID discrimination suffered by Kenyan minority group
Legal representatives of a human rights group, Nubian Rights Forum (NRF), have submitted a petition to the African Union (AU)…
Scytáles, Deutsche Telekom to develop age assurance component for EUDI
As the EU Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet has progressed, its utility as a tool for age assurance has been a…
Humanity Protocol partners with genomics firm on blockchain-based IDV
Proof of personhood (PoP) contender Humanity Protocol is partnering with Hong Kong-headquartered genomics company Prenetics, to collaborate on blockchain-based identity…
ACCS announces participants in Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial
In keeping with its philosophy of transparency by default in running Australia’s Age Assurance Technology Trial, the Age Check Certification…
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