Ghana introduces instant issuance of eIDs
Ghana’s National Identification Authority (NIA) has begun the first nationwide instant issuance of eIDs in West Africa. The new “GhanaCard”…
e-ID
Biometric Update regularly writes articles about the topic "e-ID." The following set of links is available to help you find biometrics news concerning "e-ID" and other relevant terms. More tags may be perused by reviewing our entire Biometrics Topics list.
Veridos to deliver electronic ID cards to Zambia
Veridos has won a contract with The Republic of Zambia to deliver polycarbonate electronic ID cards to the country. Based…
Pegasystems integrates facial recognition into KYC and CLM apps
Pegasystems Inc. has integrated new facial recognition and identification capabilities from Electronic IDentification (eID) into its Pega Know Your Customer…
Wyoming joins Gemalto’s digital driver’s license pilot program
Gemalto announced Wyoming’s recent decision to join four other jurisdictions participate in a pilot for digital driver’s licenses (DDLs). The…
Acquisition to boost HID Global’s secure government ID offerings
HID Global has acquired government ID solutions firm Arjo Systems SAS for an undisclosed amount, expanding HID Global’s capabilities to…
World e-ID and Cybersecurity
World e-ID and Cybersecurity Digital Identity & Data Protection for Citizens & Businesses Conference & Exhibition Marseille Provence, France Now…
Gemalto wins identity document industry award for Finland’s new biometric passport
Gemalto and the National Police Board of Finland together won the Reconnaissance 2017 Award for Best Regional ID Document, reflecting…
MorphoTrust USA launches electronic ID pilot to combat tax fraud in Alabama
MorphoTrust USA and the Alabama Department of Revenue have launched a new pilot program using MorphoTrust’s electronic ID (eID) to…
Sri Lanka implements new biometric enrollment process for eID cards
Sri Lanka’s Department of Registration of Persons is aiming to collect the biometrics and biographical information of all citizens by…
Acuity report forecasts national electronic ID program to surpass $54B from 2016 to 2021
Acuity Market Intelligence released a new research report titled “The Global National eID Industry Report: 2017 Edition“, which forecasts that…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection