Login.gov to accept passports soon, mDLs by next March
The U.S. federal government plans to accept mobile driver’s licenses for online access to government services by March of 2026,…
digital identity
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Zimbabwe looks forward to digital ID rollout after population registry reform
A plan to issue national digital IDs in Zimbabwe is said to be imminent after the government concluded a comprehensive…
MTN launches accelerator program for startups driving Africa’s digital transformation
MTN Nigeria has launched its 2025 Cloud Accelerator Program intended to support technology startups operating in several domains in the…
Brunei looks to ASEAN and its own roadmap to become Smart Nation
The implementation of digital transformation for every country is idiosyncratic. Each state goes about it differently, adapting each to their…
West Africa wants to move from speeches to action on interoperable digital ID
For West African countries to effectively advance their regional trade and integration efforts, digital public infrastructure (DPI) such as digital…
UK prepares for eVisas as Labour lawmakers call for digital IDs
The UK is preparing to officially transition to electronic visas from July 15th. At the same time, the country is…
Signicat forms ‘European identity powerhouse’ with Inverid acquisition
Signicat is absorbing NFC-based digital identity verification specialist Inverid in a deal that Co-founder and CEO Maarten Wegdam told Biometric…
IDNow, Microblink, Smartsearch look for market growth with key hires
IDNow, Microblink, and Smartsearch have each made key leadership announcements. Ranging from the C-suite, to global sales and regional expansion,…
Okta warns of trust gaps as AI agent deployments grow
As the deployment of AI agents keeps increasing across sectors, there are concerns about whether they are trusted by users…
Biometrics disrupting the future of movement, on and offline
Biometrics are disrupting different areas of life, from how people interact with governments for basic services to the esoteric world…
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