Philippines central bank targets 23 million biometric national ID cards in 2020
Philippines central bank is planning to produce 23 million biometric national IDs with fingerprint, iris and facial data in 2020,…
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MOSIP – Biometrics and Devices Workshop
MOSIP – Biometrics and Devices Workshop Bengaluru, India August 21-22, 2019 The MOSIP project at IIIT-Bengaluru wants to bring together…
Quito to launch facial recognition for public surveillance under smart city project
Ecuadorian capital Quito will launch public biometric facial recognition as part of the country’s first digital city program after an…
Secure Identity Alliance announces OSIA Advisory Committee of African government leaders
The Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) has announced the composition of its OSIA Advisory Committee, which will help steer the Open…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba to become virtually compulsory, Ghana gets PKI, Liberia runs out of biometric passports
It’s been two steps forward, one step back for biometrics in Africa this week. Liberia has issued a cancellation notice…
Brazil assesses state readiness for national biometric digital ID scheme roll-out
The readiness of Brazilian states for the implementation of the country’s new digital ID scheme are being assessed, including how…
Thai banks to secure bank services with palm and facial biometrics as national ID gateway opens
Banks in Thailand are planning to offer biometric security for financial services including payments, loans, and electronic know your customer…
Creating smarter government IDs: The process, from creation and enrollment to issuance
This is a guest post by Joby Mathew, HID Global Director: Citizen Identity Solutions EMEA The adoption of HID Global’s…
Fiji plans biometric national ID system
Fiji’s government is planning a new national identification system secured by facial recognition and other biometrics, replacing the several ID…
Disagreement and consensus building among African digital ID authorities at ID4Africa 2019
African government representatives and select other identity ecosystem stakeholders discussed the importance of building incentives by delivering high-priority services at…
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