Digital ID advances drive Denmark to top of competitiveness ranking
The International Institute for Management Development (IMD) has released the 2022 edition of its World Digital Competitiveness Ranking report, with…
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Pakistan arrests suspects over digital ID fraud in floods cash relief program
There are already reports of fraud related to the distribution of relief funds to victims of recent flooding in Pakistan…
Response time of Philippines’ digital ID portal for transport recovering
The Land Transportation Office in Manila, Philippines, announced its Land Transportation Management System portal has recovered following a couple of…
Digitalization moves forward in India with Aadhaar biometrics for more gov services online
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) in India has issued a new notification that allows citizens to access…
Governments should center utility, trust and inclusion in digital ID to support fintech: panel
Digital ID could substantially expand the potential of digital identity infrastructure for fintechs in relation to government applications, was the…
Aadhaar critic joins ID16.9 podcast to discuss inclusion shortfalls
Allegations that India’s digital ID Aadhaar has entrenched, rather than alleviated exclusion from social services and government benefits, have dogged…
Singapore, UK renew MoU on digital services for three years to tackle exclusion
Singapore’s GovTech and the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) have renewed their collaboration for a further three years, reports PublicTechnology,…
Estonia and Ukraine to collaborate on digital ID development
Estonia and Ukraine have signed a new cooperation agreement in Kyiv focused on fostering an exchange of knowledge in the…
Scan and deliver: the case for a universal digital ID
By Vince Graziani, CEO, IDEX Biometrics ASA By now, consumers are familiar with using biometrics to open their phones, approve…
New biometrics products, IP and standards on the way
New standards related to biometrics and online transactions are coming from NIST, and are behind two of the week’s most-read…
