Germany’s Digital Driver’s License Set to Launch in i-Kfz App at End of November
Germany’s digital driver’s license is due to launch at the end of November in the existing i-Kfz app, the Federal Ministry of Transport has confirmed to the…
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Kosovo Launches National eID Platform and Digital Wallet
Kosovo has launched a national electronic identification platform and digital wallet intended to let citizens and businesses complete administrative services…
Armenia’s New Biometric Passport System Draws 7,700 Applications in First Days
Armenia’s new biometric passport and ID card system received 7,700 applications in its first days of operation, with 2,700 applicants having submitted…
CLEAR Revenue Rises 28 Percent as Membership Reaches 46.7 Million
Clear Secure reported third-quarter revenue of $292.9 million, up 27.8 percent from a year earlier, as total members grew 30.7 percent to 46.7 million and the…
Descope Launches Envoy to Give Personal AI Agents Their Own Sign-In Path
Descope has launched Envoy, a set of capabilities that gives personal AI agents a delegated sign-in path alongside a consumer app’s existing authentication, so…
Bahrain MPs Pass Bill Letting Private Firms Run Digital ID Services
Bahrain’s MPs have passed a government-drafted bill that would allow private firms to run some or all of the kingdom’s digital ID services, while the state…
Liberia Launches Biometric Registration of About 140,000 Foreign Nationals
Liberia is launching a migrant profiling and biometric registration exercise targeting about 140,000 foreign nationals, most of them from Burkina Faso. The…
Romanian Senate Passes Under-15 Social Media Ban With Mandatory Age Verification
Romania’s Senate has adopted a bill that would bar children under 15 from using online social networks and require platforms to verify users’ ages with methods…
OCR Studio Launches One-Shot KYC for Identity Verification From a Single Selfie With an ID
OCR Studio has launched One-Shot KYC, which lets users complete the identity verification step of account opening by taking a single selfie while holding their…
BIO-key and Prosegur’s Cipher Bring Identity Security Into Managed Cybersecurity, Starting in Portugal
BIO-key International has integrated its identity and access management (IAM) and biometric authentication technologies into the services of Cipher, the…