Zoloz biometric authentication deployed in Philippines financial inclusion push
CIMB Bank Philippines and Ant Group spin-off Zoloz have reached a deal for the deployment of the latter’s biometric authentication…
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Philippines digital ID scheme to get boost with $600M World Bank loan
The government of the Philippines recently secured a World Bank loan to the tune of $600 million to help push…
Biometric ID card schemes expand in South Africa, Philippines, Slovenia
South Africa is increasing the number of banks which offer services for the Department of Home Affairs such as biometric…
PhilID biometrics registration passes 40M, considered for Filipinos living abroad
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) is considering extending its Philippine ID (PhilID) program to Filipinos living and working abroad, according…
Philippines seeks financial inclusion, digital ID expected to reach 50M this year
Filipino authorities have projected that up to 50 million citizens will be registered for the biometrics-embedded PhilID card by the…
Governments grapple with biometric voter rolls, Thales reaches 15 deployments
Thales has deployed 15 different systems around the world for voter registration and verification with its ID management and biometric technologies,…
Philippines opens digital ID process for infants
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) says progress continues to be made with registration for the biometric national identity card (PhilID)…
Financial institutions fined nearly $11B worldwide for KYC, regulatory non-compliance
Financial institutions worldwide were fined US$10.6 billion for regulatory non-compliance including anti-money laundering (AML) and Know Your Customer (KYC) in…
PhilID cards to be used as digital ID for social welfare programs
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) of the Philippines has entered into a partnership with the Philippine Identification…
Bangladesh digital ID registration to include biometrics
Bangladesh has announced the collection of citizens’ biometric data for the issuance of digital identification numbers, while over 30 million…
