Sri Lanka rolling national ID card investments into digital identity project
The transition to Sri Lanka’s unique digital ID (SL-UDI) for its citizens will strategically incorporate existing investments including software modules,…
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Mexico announces $27M cloud services contract to support biometric CURP project
Mexico has launched a contract bidding process to select a cloud migration and cybersecurity services supplier to support the effective…
Malaysia’s MyKad ID card to get upgraded security
Malaysia’s MyKad ID system will see a new version with enhanced security features, as a senior official comments on the…
Dominican Republic’s national ID card tender on track despite bidder’s objection
The Dominican Republic’s plan to renew all Dominican national identity and electoral cards, amid growing threats from identity theft and…
Rwanda National Identification Agency begins digital ID enrollment
Some Rwandans have begun registration ahead of the rollout of the country’s new national digital ID billed for 2026. The…
New biometric ID card center opens for citizens in northern Cameroon
Citizens in the three northern administrative regions of Cameroon have begun receiving new national ID cards following the opening of…
Somalia expands national digital ID use cases to meet 15M issuance target by 2029
The Somali government has continued to increase use cases for its national digital ID not only to drive adoption, but…
Robust DPI inevitable for Eswatini’s economic, jobs boom: World Bank
A World Bank economic update for Eswatini published recently, dubbed, “Harnessing the potential of digital technologies for Eswatini’s economic growth…
Sri Lanka prioritizes global standards in biometrics infrastructure drive: official
Sri Lanka’s biometric hardware infrastructure will be compliant with international standards, encompassing a set of processes, a top official says….
US multimodal biometrics firm ROC looks to Global South with MOSIP
ROC announced that its multimodal ROC ABIS and ROC SDK products have completed compliance evaluation with MOSIP, the Modular Open-Source…
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