Thailand pauses digital wallet cash handout as US tariffs bite
Thailand kicked off a $13 billion stimulus handout via digital wallets late last year, but has paused the contentious scheme….
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Reusable digital identity arriving in the nick of time
Plausible pathways to realizing the full potential and scale of digital identity, notably including reusable IDs and decentralized approaches based…
Digital ID, payments providers are trying to solve eIDAS ambiguities
The EU has been busy building a regulatory foundation for its European Digital Identity (EUDI), which will be offered to…
Ethiopia unveils FaydaPass digital wallet to boost financial inclusion
Ethiopia has launched what it calls the FaydaPass wallet, the latest move in its digital public infrastructure (DPI) program aimed…
EU calls for public feedback on European Business Wallet
The European Commission has issued a call for feedback on the EU Business Wallet, a digital identity wallet intended for…
Regula helps React cut onboarding time to under 30 seconds
Digital identification provider React has partnered with Regula to streamline digital onboarding and remote identity verification checks. React has integrated…
Biometrics providers navigate the emerging details of digital wallet ecosystem
If reusable ID backed by biometrics is on the cusp of mainstream adoption, it is via digital identity wallets. Most…
Gov.uk Wallet ‘empowering the market,’ says Kyle, in big win for OSPs
After a tense few weeks, the UK government has released the working principles for the Gov.uk Wallet plan that has…
Philippines partners with GCash to drive national ID and mobile wallet uptake
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) and GCash are partners in a mobile registration scheme as part of a national digital…
Oops! UK government says sorry for the mix-up with wallet announcement
UK Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology Peter Kyle has reportedly apologized to the biometrics and digital identity…
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