Back to civil registry for societal gain: World Economic Forum
Civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS), a state’s record keeping for life events such as births, marriages, adoptions and deaths…
digital identity
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Local NHS unit contract for DBS checks with face biometrics and liveness detection opens
The South East London unit of the UK National Health Service is seeking a digital identity provider accredited to the…
Biometrics urged for payroll fraud crusade in Africa’s public service systems
The phenomenon of public workers unduly earning salaries or other financial benefits from their national public service systems in some…
Biometrics to support more national programs as legal frameworks and modalities advance
Biometrics could be commonplace in applications five years from now that are novel today, panelists at an Innovatrics event explained…
EU, US central banks see national digital currencies only if privacy balanced by security
The digital identity and privacy communities got some confirmation about the near future that they do not often get —…
No plans to revive World Economic Forum’s user-controlled airport digital ID pilot
The Known Traveller Digital Identity program appears to have stalled, with no plans to revive a pilot that was an…
OCR Labs, Onfido, OneID certified for UK digital ID scheme, IDnow meets EU standard
OCR Labs Global, Onfido and OneID separately announced they have received official government accreditation under the UK Digital Identity &…
Entra Verified ID introduces DIDs and VCs to the Microsoft ecosystem
Microsoft’s new product, Entra Verified ID, introduces Decentralized Identifiers (DIDs) and Verifiable Credentials (VCs) to the Microsoft ecosystem. DIDs are…
One-click KYC, digital ID solutions introduced by Yoti, Sumsub
Yoti is introducing a new one-click digital identity verification solution in collaboration with financial KYC (know-your-customer) provider Department of Trust,…
FacePhi and Grabba make pitches for accelerator resources to scale mobile biometrics
With awards around the corner, a pair of biometrics providers are in line for potential growth acceleration opportunities. Both the…
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