The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has mandated that all bank branches in Addis Ababa must verify customers’ identities using the Fayda ID, a digital identification system, starting next year. […]

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) is launching a new contactless passport renewal system, marking a significant advancement in the country’s digital identity infrastructure. Beginning with Nigerians in Canada on November […]

The ISO/IEC TS 18013-7:2024 standard has now been published, setting the stage for even wider and more mainstream use of mobile driver’s licenses. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and […]

The European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has been tasked by the European Commission to help develop a certification process for the EU Digital Identity Wallets (EUDI), an initiative aimed […]

Seychelles has introduced a new digital platform, SeyID, replacing the issuance of physical identification cards for new work permit holders. As of September 17, permit holders must use the virtual […]

Republican organizations have filed a lawsuit against the North Carolina State Board of Elections (NCSBE) to block students and employees at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel […]

The Department of Transport (DOT) in South Africa has named IDEMIA Identity and Security South Africa as the preferred bidder to produce the country’s new smart driver’s license cards. IDEMIA […]

The Somali government plans to launch a national digital identification system—a collaboration between the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) and the Somali Bankers Association (SBA), aiming to integrate the […]

Air Canada is advancing its use of biometric technology with the implementation of facial recognition for boarding select flights from Vancouver to Toronto. Initially piloted at Vancouver International Airport for […]

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines has announced plans to issue digital voter identification (ID) cards specifically for overseas Filipino voters, in an initiative that aims to facilitate […]