National ID cards launched in DRC, remain uncollected in Ghana
The Democratic Republic of Congo has launched its new national ID card, in an official ceremony where current president Félix…
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Philippines connects homeless to government services with biometrics, ID cards
The Philippines Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Oplan Pag-Abot Project is intended to establish a central database of…
India says chip passports coming ‘soon’ as authorities discover fakes through biometrics
Indians will soon be able to obtain their long-awaited e-passports, equipped with biometric chips compliant with the latest ICAO standards….
Cameroon PM announces major reforms to national ID system as issuance backlog swells
Cameroon’s Prime Minister Dr. Joseph Dion Ngute told lawmakers on Friday June 30 that a new national digital ID card…
Regula updates ID document scanning to detect image forgeries, snuff out ‘ghost’ images
KYC provider Regula has announced newly updated software it claims will improve organizations’ ability to detect forged images within ID…
Smart Engines ID document scanning tech receives US patent
Smart Engines has been granted a U.S. patent for a document scanning algorithm that uses smartphone video cameras, the company…
Home Affairs Dept to become national ID-issuing authority in Bangladesh
National ID cards in Bangladesh (NIDs) will henceforth be issued by the country’s Department of Home Affairs and no longer…
Smart Engines OCR praised by Russian Hajj tour operator for speeding up applications
Smart Engines technology for ID scanning and reading has been integrated by Russia’s official booking system for Hajj pilgrimages, making…
Tech5 develops biometrics checking capability to protect printed IDs against fraud
Tech5 has launched a digital security capability using biometrics to guard against the substitution or manipulation of the facial image…
Identity verification by businesses upgraded by Apple, McDonalds, Mvine
Presenting digital IDs and identity documents to businesses is becoming a more common practice in some areas, prompting new technology…
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