A confusing present obscures the future of digital IDs
The difficulty in predicting the future of digital identities is that defining the present of digital identities is as hard…
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Estonia signs SK ID as mobile digital ID provider after search for alternatives
Estonia’s government has inked a five-year contract for digital identity application Mobile-ID with company SK ID, completing a search that…
Feedback for EU digital wallets as Switzerland explores digital ID ecosystem
The EU is continuing to progress towards its goal of not just digital ID but a digital wallet for all…
EU digital wallet: the race is on for pilot funding, tech supremacy, hearts and minds
eIDAS 2.0 is fast approaching. By September 2023, European Union citizens will have the right to download and populate a digital…
It can be crazymaking to group ID products; Liminal updates landscape
Digital ID product segments continue to evolve, according to a business consulting firm, and while it is difficult to discern…
German court escalates ID card fingerprints requirement to European Court of Justice
A local court in Germany has referred a case involving legal action against the obligation to store fingerprint biometrics on…
Tender launched for European digital identity wallet pilots
The European Commission announced the impending launch of at least four large-scale pilots to test the deployment of the European…
How digital identity could unlock Nigeria’s economic and social potential
The potential benefit that digital identity could bring to financial services, e-commerce and government in Nigeria are explored in a…
TrustBuilder partners with Signicat to let users prove identity with multiple European eIDs
Norway-based digital identity authentication specialist Signicat is joining hands with TrustBuilder, a Belgian identity and security company, to offer its…
‘Reusable’ digital identity applications to reach $266B by 2027 – Liminal report
A new report from digital identity advisory firm Liminal claims the ‘reusable’ identity market may grow from $32.8 billion in…
