ID Tech Digest – July 9, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: UK Report Counts…
Digital Public Infrastructure
Articles tagged with Digital Public Infrastructure
Nigeria Intensifies National Digital ID Enrolment Under New NIMC Act
Nigeria’s government says it is stepping up a nationwide drive to enrol every resident in its national digital identity system, through a strengthened…
Philippines and Malaysia to Enable Cross-Border Digital ID Verification on Zetrix Blockchain
The Philippines and Malaysia plan to let their national digital IDs be verified across each other’s borders, under a memorandum of understanding that will see…
The Gambia Launches National Identity System With Margins ID Group
The Gambia has gone live with its first unified National Identity Management System, called GAM ID, built and financed by Ghanaian technology company Margins…
Nigeria Signs NIMC Act 2026, Recasting Its Identity Commission Around Digital Trust
Nigeria has overhauled the legal foundation of its national identity system, with President Bola Tinubu signing the NIMC Act 2026 into law. The legislation…
Burundi and India Explore Cooperation on Digital Identity and E-Payments
Burundi and India have opened early talks on cooperation in digital identity and electronic payments, with India offering to share the expertise it has built…
Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria Selected for ADAPT African Digital Trade Pilots
Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria have been selected as the first three countries to implement ADAPT, a digital infrastructure initiative built to support…
Google.org Pledges $5 Million for Digital Public Infrastructure in Latin America, Backing Cross-Border ID System
Google.org has committed five million dollars to support digital public infrastructure projects across Latin America, with a key focus on expanding a…
Lesotho and UNICEF Sign Agreement to Develop MOSIP-Based Integrated National Digital ID Ecosystem
The government of Lesotho and UNICEF have signed a 2026 Annual Work Plan to advance the development of an integrated national digital identity ecosystem, with…
MOSIP and WSO2 Partner on eSignet Modernization for National Digital Identity Systems
WSO2 has announced a strategic collaboration with the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore and the MOSIP project to advance open-source…