Singapore wants to share its learnings on digital ID, so does World Bank
The World Bank has worked with Singapore’s Government Technology Agency (GovTech) to create a case study of the island nation’s…
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Governments should center utility, trust and inclusion in digital ID to support fintech: panel
Digital ID could substantially expand the potential of digital identity infrastructure for fintechs in relation to government applications, was the…
Singapore, UK renew MoU on digital services for three years to tackle exclusion
Singapore’s GovTech and the UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) have renewed their collaboration for a further three years, reports PublicTechnology,…
Singapore introduces parents’ dialects to digital birth certificates after pushback
Singaporean authorities have bowed to public pressure to include parents’ dialects in their children’s digital birth certificates from 1 September….
Singpass incorporates digital identity card, saves $36 per onboarding, considers decentralization
Singapore’s digital identity scheme, Singpass, adds new features and service integrations as penetration reaches 97 percent of eligible residents, according…
Mobile driver’s license among digital IDs Singapore government adding to platform
As part of plans to introduce more digital services and enhance user convenience, the government of Singapore has announced that…
Cross-border digital ID is coming: Mastercard plans to supply infrastructure
National identity representatives from the APAC region discussed their preparations for borderless digital identity and interoperability at the Singapore Fintech…
SingPass introduces biometric face verification, Kofax integrates digital signatures
The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) of Singapore has updated the SingPass platform to allow citizens to verify themselves using facial…
iProov and Toppan Ecquaria bring face biometrics to Singapore’s national digital identity system
iProov is providing biometric face verification for the Singaporean government’s national digital identity program, in collaboration with partner Toppan Ecquaria, to…
Onfido and SingPass facial biometrics adopted for KYC checks, Wibmo launches service and iComply listed
Onfido’s identity document and biometric selfie technology is being adopted by UK fintech Curve to speed up, simplify and unify…
