Banks at risk of losing digital ID window of opportunity to tech giants, Mobey Forum warns
A comparative overview of digital ID schemes from Europe and North America warns that banks might soon fall behind large…
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Borders, data protection, standards and a deal among top biometrics and digital ID news this week
Borders and data protection are prominent themes among the most widely-read news items of the week on Biometric Update. Progress…
Guyana to launch biometric national ID card, Portugal and Jamaica digital ID plans advance
Guyana’s government is planning to include biometrics among the security features of a new national ID card for use with…
Developments in biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Malawi election nullified, lack of funds in Uganda
The result of Malawi’s first biometric election, held in May 2019, has finally been nullified by a panel of judges,…
Biometrics developments and digital ID across Africa this week: Huduma Namba halted, Tanzania SIM shutdown and a sea of opinions
Africa’s most emblematic biometric ID scheme has been halted by the High Court. Kenya’s Huduma Namba must wait until adequate…
Malaysia plans release for final report on National ID by June 30
Last summer, Malaysia’s Ministry of Communications and Multimedia announced it was introducing a national biometric digital identification platform (National Digital…
Top biometrics and digital ID news stories of 2019: ramping up, investments and arguments
The spectacular growth of biometrics and digital identity drove the publication of more than 2,500 news items on Biometric Update…
Argentina selects HID Global to power national digital identity
Argentina has chosen HID Global to digitize the country’s mandatory National Identity Document (DNI), allowing citizens to request appointments, receive…
Indian government withdraws Aadhaar social media monitoring tender as brokerages await eKYC clarity
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has withdrawn a tender for monitoring social media chatter about Aadhaar and help…
Myanmar to introduce mandatory biometric data collection for massive national database
The Ministry of Transport and Communications in Myanmar has come up with a strategy to create a national database of…
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