Thales and CyShield Sign MoU on Egyptian E-Passports and Border Management
Thales and Egyptian digital solutions company CyShield have signed a memorandum of understanding to combine their products on two projects in Egypt:…
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ID Tech Digest – September 7, 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: Cambodia Sets…
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…
Egypt Opens Biometric Verification for Remote Telecom Services as Rights Groups Object
Egypt’s National Telecom Regulatory Authority has launched an electronic biometric verification system that lets users complete identity checks and electronic…
Egypt Sets Rules for Digital Financial Identity Platform
The Central Bank of Egypt has approved the regulations governing its Digital Financial Identity platform, the system through which banks will identify…
Egyptian MP Seeks Safeguards for Facial Verification in SIM Registration
Egyptian lawmaker Amira al-Adly has called for clearer legal and institutional safeguards around plans to use facial recognition when registering mobile phone…
Egypt Moves Biometric SIM Verification Into Mobile Operator Apps
Egypt’s National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority is moving to add biometric identity verification to mobile operators’ apps as part of a wider effort…
Egypt Sets August 1 Pilot for Digital Visa on Arrival
Egypt will begin piloting a digital visa-on-arrival service across all arrival terminals at Cairo International Airport on August 1. The system replaces the…
Egypt’s New FinTech Rules and New Orleans’ Facial Recognition Flop – Identity News Digest
Welcome to FindBiometrics’ digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Egypt…
EyeLock Provides Portable Iris Security for Egyptian Data Centers
EyeLock will be providing secure iris-based access control for a quartet of government data center facilities in Egypt. The facilities are located in the…