Digital ID rollout passes 1M cards in Philippines
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says it is planning to roll out a website and offline mechanism for relying parties…
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Many Germans wary of biometrics on ID cards
Deutsche Welle reports on the concerns of privacy advocates in Germany about the inclusion of fingerprint biometrics in the chip of…
Ghana’s pensions agency harmonizing biometric data to save cost
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) – a government agency in Ghana charged with managing the national pensions…
Idex Biometrics partners with Softlock on ID, access, payment cards for Asia, MENA
Idex Biometrics and Softlock have entered a collaboration aimed at developing and delivering biometric cards for identity management, access control…
Monaco digital ID launch puts it in ‘global top 5’
The Principality of Monaco launches an OSIA-based biometric identity system in the form of an electronic physical card and digital…
PhilID design and security features showcased, digital ID card acceptance urged again
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has explained to the public the various features of the PhilID card and has given…
Nepal considers $14M biometric national ID card bids from Thales and Idemia
Competing bids from Thales and Idemia are being considered by Nepal’s government for a national biometric ID card program, which…
Senegal renews deal with Iris Corp for biometric ID cards
Iris Corporation has announced a deal extension with Senegal for the production of three million smart biometric national ID and…
Philippines government calls on government to accept government-issued ID cards
Government agencies and private bodies in the Philippines have been asked to honor the new biometric PhilID national identity credentials….
PhilSys surpasses 10M biometric enrollments, online milestone
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has announced that over 10 million individuals have completed Step 2 registration for the Philippine…
