The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) is rolling out a new app that will allow citizens to verify their identities with facial recognition. The app is available through the […]

“The inclusive future, a vision which we very much share with the Ethiopian National ID, is happening today, with the implementation of a universal digital identity that is easily accessible […]

The integrity of India’s Aadhaar national identity program is once again being called into question. The latest concerns come courtesy of Atul Nair, a security researcher who uncovered a severe […]

The government of Ethiopia is launching a new National ID Program (NIDP) in collaboration with TECH5. The Fayida Identity Management System (IDMS) is now entering a limited pilot phase, during […]

New details are emerging about the Malaysian government’s plans to implement a national biometric registry, thanks to the country’s latest five-year plan known as 12MP (12th Malaysian Plan). News of […]

Policy and technology experts have added another wrinkle to the evolving identity crisis in Afghanistan. The story started to take shape a couple of weeks ago, following reports that the […]

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that his cabinet has officially approved the country’s Official Identity Management Policy and it will now move into the public comment phase of development. […]

The Executive Director of Liberia’s National Identification Registry (NIR) has made an appeal for more funding from the government in order to expand the agency’s biometric registration capabilities and reach […]

Singapore’s DBS Bank has announced that it is the first private sector entity to allow biometric facial authentication for its services using the government’s national biometric database and the SingPass […]

NEXT Biometrics has received another order for its fingerprint recognition technology related to India’s Aadhaar program. Valued at $417,400, the order will see NEXT Biometrics fingerprint readers shipped to India […]