Unlocking financial inclusion with digital ID and payments in Pakistan
Globally, around 850 million people lack legal identity, restraining their capacity to receive basic services and fully participate in the…
gender inclusivity
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Development agencies want DPI bridges over Africa’s financial inclusion gender gap
The conversations around Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) fostering growth and promoting social inclusion is ongoing. However, while DPI offers opportunities…
Lack of formal ID for women poses barrier to the digital world: report
In an increasingly digital world, access to technology and the internet has become essential for economic participation, education, and social…
Digital technologies for birth registration must factor in data, gender considerations: APC
The Association for Progressive Communications (APC), a network of organizations working for the positive use of the internet and digital…
Protecting digital customer journeys from AI biases
By Olivier Koch, VP of Applied AI, Onfido Today, hundreds of millions of people use tools like ChatGPT to brainstorm…
WEF and MOSIP call for gender equality in DPI and digital ID systems
Digital public infrastructure (DPI), which includes systems for digital identity, payments, and data exchange, offers benefits but also poses risks…
Malawi on path to inclusion with digital ID project supported by EU, UNDP
The government of Malawi, with technical and financial support from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the European Union (EU)…
Pakistan’s NFIS initiative leverages digital identity for financial inclusion
Significant headway has been made in making digital financial services available to Pakistanis, with 60 percent of adults now benefiting…
NADRA decision on trans IDs presents a democratic exclusion challenge
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) decided to suspend the “X” category Computerized National Identity Cards (CNICs) after receiving…
Kenya’s digital ID ecosystem must respect fundamental human rights: policy advisory
The Kenya office of global rights advocacy organization, Amnesty International, has issued an advisory policy paper outlining what the country…
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