Transmit Security updates biometric passwordless authentication suite, reports record growth
Transmit Security announced record growth figures alongside updates for its customer identity and access management (CIAM) products, as well as…
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Biometric audit finds thousands of ‘ghost workers’ on Ghana’s public service payroll
At least 148,000 public sector workers in Ghana cannot be biometrically identified in the database of the National Identification Authority…
Are overly simplistic national ID programs creating more exclusion?
Too many people advocating for digital national IDs make it sound like development programs are just an overlay on a…
Trusted digital identity can untap GDP potential, Callsign survey says
Digital trust may be difficult to measure, but increasing it just 5 percent is associated with an increase in GDP…
Three Web3 and decentralized digital ID funding rounds bring in over $84M
Excitement for decentralized digital ID solutions for Web3 continues to attract new funding. The latest announcements include .bit raising $13…
LexisNexis, IDnow and Onfido each unveil biometric onboarding customers in fintech, ecommerce
Selfie biometrics and digital ID onboarding providers continue to add customers amid robust market demand. Assetz Capital selected LexisNexis’ RiskNarrative…
UN expects 350M more people worldwide to get legal identity by 2025
Erstwhile Policy Advisor and Program Manager for Legal Identity at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Niall McCann says despite…
The numbers never lie?
By Liudas Kanapienis, CEO and co-founder of Ondato Startup valuations are under the spotlight right now. Massive inflows of VC…
Ethiopia plans upgrades to meet 10M digital IDs target by 2023, draft law approved
Ethiopia’s National Identity Program (NIDP) says it is looking forward to upgrading its hardware infrastructure and software licenses to be…
Open-source technologies have potential to accelerate development efforts: Brookings report
A research paper published by The Brookings Institution argues that if properly developed and deployed, open source technologies that can…
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