The growing global market for Civil ID on the path to digitization
Civil ID programs are identity management applications used by governments to verify a citizen and establish a link of trust,…
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EU cybersecurity agency issues biometrics, remote identity proofing guidance for eIDAS compliance
The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has published a set of five technical guidance documents to recommend best practices…
IDnow to enhance biometric video platform with Trust Management AG acquisition
IDnow has acquired Trust Management AG, which provides biometrics for KYC checks among its international digital and offline identification services….
Zetes showcases biometrics-backed digital identity progress in Belgium
Digital ID provider Zetes is featuring the roll out of its biometric PeopleID in all 581 Belgian municipalities with a…
Public service digital identity projects unveiled by Gradiant, ICI Bucharest and selfd.id
Research and technology organization Gradiant has announced a new European alliance to facilitate online procedures in public services through the…
Privacy and security concerns from digital identity growth addressed by civil society, governments
Even before the pandemic hit, digitization was growing at an incredible rate. Now, the need for contactless services has increased…
Belarus mulls introduction of biometric ID documents by April 30
There are plans by the government of Belarus to begin the production of biometric ID documents in order to fight…
Taiwan digital ID delayed until privacy regulation passes
Taiwan’s government has pulled out of a NT$4.8 billion (roughly US$171 million) digital identity (eID) card trial in Hsinchu City,…
Nigerians don’t need national digital ID for voter enrollment, EC says
Nigeria‘s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has given assurances that citizens do not need the national identification number (NIN) in…
Cayman Islands launches tender for national digital ID cards via proposal request
The Cayman Islands’ e-government team in the Ministry of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, are in the final stages of preparing…
