Dutch companies merge to provide digital identity for European enterprises
Dutch companies Onegini and iWelcome have merged to become OneWelcome, which is currently providing digital identity services to more than…
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Nigeria biometric enrollment for digital ID nears 60M on telco boost
Nigeria’s federal government says well over 59 million people have now been biometrically enrolled for the National Identification Number (NIN)…
UN-supported digital ID, KYC project to boost financial inclusion in Malawi
A project to help the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) put in place a unified database of digital ID and…
Optimism reigns in biometrics market as post-pandemic agendas take shape
Dramatic revenue growth is forecast for the next five years in biometrics and in digital identity, and the market has…
Aidentity, UGS partner on digital ID enrollment of Nigerians in Europe
Aidentity has agreed to offer its biometric and technical services to UGS Technologies for the enrollment of Nigerians living in the…
Failures in digital ID: Yoti Fellows on South Africa, Argentina, India
The first three Digital Identity Fellows from a fellowship scheme launched in 2019 by Yoti have submitted their final reports,…
One fewer holdout on India’s biometrics-linked food distribution network
The populous Indian state of Delhi decided this week to participate in a ration card program linked to the nation’s…
Changing an industry: Integrated Biometrics Steve Thies reflects on identity technology
Biometrics is still in its infancy as an industry, and just beginning to evolve beyond being driven by government demand,…
EU calls for biometric-focused innovation to combat organized crime and border security
The European Commission has published a call for several biometrics-focused proposals within the Horizon Europe Framework Programme, to support European…
Hong Kong ‘exploring collaboration’ with Mainland digital identity systems
Hong Kong is investigating how its digital identity platform could operate with systems in mainland China, as revealed by written…
