EU Report Details €170.8 Million in Identity Interoperability Contracts
The European Commission has detailed €170.8 million in contracts for the EU’s identity interoperability program in a newly released implementation report,…
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IDnow Survey Finds Fraud Protection Leads EUDI Wallet Adoption Priorities
Fraud protection is the leading incentive for adopting a European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet among French and German consumers surveyed by IDnow, ahead of…
Cambodia Sets 55-Day Voter Registration Drive on Biometric Deduplication
Cambodia will review its voter lists at communes and Sangkats nationwide over 55 days from October 7th to November 30th, using computerised voter registration…
Dubai Puts Passport Control in an Officer’s Hand With 12-Second Mobile Checks
Dubai has launched a mobile immigration service that lets passport officers clear a traveller in roughly 12 to 15 seconds while walking the terminal, rather…
EU Border Guards Lose the Power to Pause Biometric Checks at Busy Crossings
The provision that let European border authorities suspend fingerprint and facial capture when queues built up expires today, and border guards must now run…
Egypt Gives Initial Sandbox Approval to NFC Passport Checks for Foreign Investors
EFG Holding has received initial approval from Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority to enter the regulator’s sandbox with a platform that verifies foreign…
Ghana Sets Out Biometric SIM Registration After Its Last Attempt Fell Short
Ghana will introduce biometric verification into SIM registration before the end of the year, the second attempt at an exercise whose first run left more than…
Pakistan Opens E-Passport Renewal at Every NADRA Centre
Pakistanis can renew or reprint an electronic passport at any National Database and Registration Authority centre from today, moving the transaction out of the…
Bangladesh Plans a Single Lifelong ID Card Issued From Birth
Bangladesh has drawn up a project to give every citizen one permanent identity card, issued at birth and used for life, at a cost of 91.93 billion taka. The…
Didit Puts Unico’s Brazilian Identity Network Behind Its Self-Serve Checks
Didit has selected Unico IDCloud as the identity verification network behind its checks on Brazilian individuals, opening a route for small and medium-sized…