Kenya issues digital ID cards to minority community after decades of ordeal
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
digital identity
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Pakistan launches biometric app for remote registration, onboarding
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has launched an app to allow users to perform biometric verification on their smartphones,…
Biometric hardware failures prompt Delhi government to change rations collection rules
The department of food and civil supplies of Delhi in India has taken steps to ensure that families can receive…
Scytáles
Scytáles is the leading developer of ISO-Mobile Driving Licenses and Mobile IDs as a complement to Security Printed Documents and…
Privacy protections of digital health passes in focus with Quebec questions, Yoti endorsement
Yoti contributed to the Good Health Pass Collaborative’s Interoperability Blueprint to ensure the protection of principles around privacy, security and user…
Cameroon reveals intention to issue biometric residence permits
The Secretary General at Cameroon’s Presidency, Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh, says the President of the Republic has the given the green…
Philippines digital ID registration biometric phase advances amid quarantines
Biometric enrollment for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) is proceeding at pace. Over 26 million people have completed Step 2…
Clear provides biometrics for background checks and vaccination status
Clear is supplying its biometric identity verification in a partnership with Checkr to enable frictionless background checks. The integration of Clear’s…
Enterprise biometrics, digital signatures markets consolidate with Signicat acquisition, Avaya investment
Signicat has acquired Lithuanian electronic document signing leader Dokobit, consolidating two of the few companies certified as Qualified Trust Service Providers…
Innovatrics upgrades biometric onboarding demo app
Innovatrics digital onboarding demo app has been updated to enable face biometrics on user’s smartphones with ICAO-compliant photo IDs. The update…
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