Don’t take national ID cards as collateral for loans, Uganda govt warns again
Uganda’s Minister of Information, Communications Technology and National Guidance, Chris Baryomunsi, has warned that the practice of money lenders asking…
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Australia’s myGov app integrates passkeys, still waiting for ID credentials
Australia’s digital ID has made “real progress” in the last few months but the federal government is still unable to…
WURI digital ID project improving access to public services in Benin
Many citizens in Benin now have easy access to public and private sector services thanks to a foundational identity (fID)…
Cameroon’s move to increase biometric ID card fee faces sharp criticism
Major identity documents as well as consular services in Cameroon have seen a jump in issuance fees – a decision…
Mexican state forensic document lab choses Regula ID scanning device
The Department of Questioned Documents, a forensic institution at the state level in Tabasco, Mexico, has integrated the Regula 4308…
Kyrgyzstan president hails high security features of new passport, ID cards
The President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, has given assurances that the country’s new generation biometric national ID card and passport…
Namibia begins issuance of much-anticipated biometric ID cards to refugees
It looked like a stalled project for many years, but it’s now reality. The issuance of biometric ID cards for…
Nepal MPs say popularize national ID before mandating for service access
Some lawmakers in Nepal are unhappy that the government is in a rush to make the national digital ID card…
Regula identity verification database reaches 14K document templates
Regula is improving its fraud prevention capabilities by expanding its database for identity verification. The company has expanded its ID…
Estonia’s Chancellor of Justice halts digital ID card issuance at Selver stores
Estonia’s Chancellor of Justice Ülle Madise has intervened in the practice of issuing digital identity cards at Selver stores, a…
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