Apple removes Russian digital ID app Max from its stores citing sanctions
Apple has removed Russian state-backed messaging and digital ID platform Max from its official App Store, affecting more than 20…
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Trident leans into sovereign digital infrastructure with AI platform launch
Singapore’s Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd. has launched TDTHAI, a new platform to support enterprise AI deployment and digital transformation…
Morocco moves national ID renewal online as digital identity modernization advances
Morocco has digitized much of its national identity card renewal process, allowing citizens to complete applications, upload supporting documents and…
iDenfy expands reusable digital ID offering with Denmark’s MitID
iDenfy has expanded support for reusable digital identities by integrating Denmark’s MitID into its identity verification platform, reflecting a broader…
Russia’s Max app reaches 120M users as digital ID ambitions face trust gap
Russia’s state-backed Max platform has reached 120 million registered users less than a year after launch, giving the government a…
Trust inevitable in building human rights-sensitive digital ID systems
Some digital rights advocates who spoke at the recent ID4Africa 2026 AGM in Abidjan emphasized that for African governments to…
Nepalese raise concerns over new DPI loans amid previous project failures
Some experts have expressed apprehensions that the government of Nepal has contracted a new loan for the implementation of a…
Liveness detection tender from Australian Tax Office updated with new info
The Australia Taxation Office has updated its Request for Information (RFI) on a potential biometric liveness detection tool to support…
IDDEEA outlines role of e-signatures in Bosnia’s digital transformation
Qualified electronic signatures (QES) have the potential to bring significant improvements to complex, fragmented public administrations like those in Bosnia…
South Africa Home Affairs seeks $828M budget for digital ID, biometric visa projects
South Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has tabled a budget of 13.8 billion Rand (about US$828 million) in parliament for…
