Uganda suspends over 1.4M SIM cards not linked to users’ biometrics
An ongoing process which started on November 12 to deactivate SIM cards not biometrically registered in Uganda has seen over…
national ID
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MOSIP and Thales back national ID pilot for St. Vincent and the Grenadines
The southern Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines is planning to pilot its national digital identity system…
Biometrics ID the living and the dead in Pakistan, from family registration to the morgue
In Pakistan, biometric systems are in use at both ends of the family identity spectrum; to verify its identity, and…
Italian telco introduces eSIM activation with digital ID
Italian telecommunications firm TIM has made it possible for users of embedded SIMs (eSIMs) on its network to complete the…
World Bank document reveals $350M in donor funding for Ethiopia’s national digital ID
A planning document for Ethiopia’s Fayda ID digital identity supplied to the World Bank reveals that the program has been…
Hungary plans biometric digital identity launch for late 2024
Hungary has taken a step towards a face biometrics-based national digital identity. The government closed public comments last week on…
Biometrics for payments, events targeted as growth areas
Biometrics at retailers and event venues made up a pair of the most-read stories of the week on Biometric Update,…
You can PhilSys on a boat: Philippines’ ID registration goes aquatic
In its campaign to reach and register every Filipino with a digital ID, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has launched…
Pakistan cracking down on fake ID cards
The National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in Pakistan has implemented a more rigorous biometric verification process as part of…
Civil society teams up with Kenyan govt to champion digital ID sensitization efforts
Civil society groups in Kenya have, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), partnered with the government to set the template…
