Bangladesh budgets US$748 million for One-ID digital identity project
Bangladesh has revealed implementation details for its planned One-ID digital identity platform, publishing the proposed budget, issuance strategy and technical…
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Saudi Arabia adds national ID photo updates to Absher
Saudi Arabia’s Absher digital government app now allows citizens to update the photograph associated with their national ID card online. The…
Asia-Pacific digital identity rollout reveals widening regional divide
Asia-Pacific is building one of the world’s largest digital identity ecosystems, but not through a single model. A new regional…
State digital identity shifts toward centralized platforms as AI fraud drives stronger proofing
U.S. states are moving away from separate agency-by-agency login systems toward enterprise digital identity platforms. Meanwhile, growing concerns about synthetic…
The Gambia begins nationwide rollout of new national digital ID
Early this month, the government of The Gambia began enrollment for the new biometric national ID card (GAM ID) for…
US begins post-quantum upgrade of federal identity credentials
The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is beginning to move the federal government’s identity credentials and building access systems toward…
USPS finalizes mail-in voter ballot rule that would give law enforcement voter-linked data
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) finalized new rules for mail-in ballots in federal elections that would require states to give…
RightCrowd Pass unifies mobile, badge and biometric credential management
RightCrowd has launched RightCrowd Pass, a credential management platform that centralizes the issuance, administration and revocation of physical badges, mobile…
Judge blocks Trump administration bid for driver identity database
A federal judge in Virginia has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from taking custody of a nationwide database containing Social…
Iraq takes over refugee identity registration from UNHCR
Iraq is assuming responsibility for refugee and asylum-seeker registration, taking over a process previously led by UNHCR. The Ministry of…
