Nigeria’s JAMB Plans Facial Verification for University Entrance Exams
Nigeria’s Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board is preparing to introduce live facial verification for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination,…
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GSA Seeks Extension for Support of DMDC Identity Systems
The U.S. General Services Administration has posted a justification for extending an existing task order that provides enterprise program-management support to…
Meta and Philippine Government Form Working Group on National ID Verification
Meta and Philippine government agencies are forming a technical working group to examine how the Philippine Identification System could support age and…
Cyprus Requires Biometric Lebanese Passports for Visa Applications
Cyprus is now accepting only biometric Lebanese passports for new visa applications submitted through its embassy in Beirut, aligning the application process…
Ericsson and FIS Build Integrated Wallet Stack for Financial Services
Ericsson and financial technology company FIS are developing a pre-integrated digital wallet platform that combines identity, compliance, payments, card…
Australia Will Let People Switch Off Their Own Identity Documents
Australians will be able to block the use of their driver licence or passport for identity checks under IDLock, a service the federal government will run…
California Legislature Exempts Open-Source Operating Systems From Age-Signal Duty
California lawmakers have passed a bill removing operating systems distributed under permissive licences from the state’s incoming requirement that platforms…
FaceTec Reports UR Code Deployments Across Law Enforcement and Public Safety
FaceTec’s biometric UR Code credentials are in production at two New York sheriff’s offices and through Project Lifesaver International. The QR-based…
authID Wins Entra ID and ServiceNow Deployment at Industrial Automation Firm
authID has been selected by a global industrial automation company to secure its Microsoft Entra ID and ServiceNow environments, covering service desk…
Croatia Puts Online Alcohol Sales Behind a State Digital ID Check
Croatian shoppers buying alcohol online will have to prove they are over 18 through m-Gradani, the state digital identity app, replacing the tick-box…