South Africa Demonstrates Smartphone Digital ID With Selective Sharing
South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber has demonstrated a smartphone-based digital identity that lets its holder decide which personal details to…
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Malawi Sets September 16 Launch for Nzika Digital ID Wallet
Malawi’s National Registration Bureau is preparing to launch the Nzika Digital ID Wallet on September 16, giving citizens a mobile version of key…
Japan Merges Its Identity Portal and Authentication Apps Into One
Japan’s Digital Agency has launched the Myna App, absorbing the separate Digital Authentication App into the existing Mynaportal App so that identity checks…
Mexico Reaches First Staged Deadline for Prepaid Mobile Registration
Mexico has reached the first deadline in its staged registration schedule for prepaid mobile lines, beginning the enforcement phase of a national program that…
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…
Aduna and Major U.S. Carriers Push Network-Based Authentication as SMS-Code Alternative
Network API provider Aduna, working with AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, is rolling out a carrier network-based authentication service in the United States as an…
Vodafone Idea and Meta Roll Out Silent Mobile Verification in India
Vodafone Idea has begun enabling network-based silent mobile verification for its Vi subscribers across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, validating a user’s…
Regula and V-Key Partner to Strengthen Mobile Identity Security Across Asia-Pacific
Regula and V-Key have partnered to integrate document authentication, facial biometrics, and liveness detection into V-Key ID for mobile onboarding across APAC.
India Drops Plan to Force Aadhaar App Preload on Smartphones
India has dropped a UIDAI proposal that would have required Apple, Samsung, and other OEMs to pre-install the Aadhaar app on smartphones sold domestically.
Mexico Clarifies Rules Linking Biometric CURP to SIM Registration, Ending Anonymous Mobile Numbers by Mid-2026
Mexico’s new rules link the biometric CURP to mandatory SIM registration, ending anonymous mobile numbers for 127 million cell lines by July 2026.