Malaysia Rules Out Buying MyKad and Passport Supplier Datasonic
Malaysia will not buy Datasonic Technologies, the company that supplies the MyKad national identity card and the country’s passports, the National Security…
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Ugandan MPs Say QR Codes on New National IDs Fail to Authenticate
Holders of Uganda’s newly issued national identity cards are being turned away from banks and telecom shops because the QR codes on the cards do not…
Haiti Secures $3 Million OAS-Japan Deal for 350,000 Biometric ID Cards
Japan and the Organization of American States signed a $3 million agreement to expand Haiti’s biometric identification system, funding 350,000 new ID cards as…
Cameroon Mandates CAMTEL to Build National Digital ID Interoperability
Cameroon has tasked state telecom operator CAMTEL with building the technical backbone for interoperability across the country’s public digital platforms,…
Liberia Completes Procurement for Austrian-Built Biometric ID System
Liberia’s NIR completed procurement and finalised a concession for an Austrian firm to build a new national biometric ID system.
NADRA Begins Rollout of Pakistan-Made QR National ID Card
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has begun issuing a domestically manufactured national identity card that uses a secure QR code instead…
GoTyme Bank Connects Account Opening to Philippine National ID Authentication
GoTyme Bank has connected its account-opening process directly to the Philippine National ID Authentication Services, allowing customers to verify their…
Philippine Central Bank Proposes Mandatory National ID Authentication for Financial Institutions
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has proposed requiring supervised financial institutions to integrate the country’s National ID Authentication Services into…
Nepal Buys 10 Million Biometric Licences From IN Groupe Without a Tender
Nepal’s Cabinet approved buying 10 million ABIS licences from IN Groupe without competitive bidding, citing an expired licence and compatibility grounds.
Tayabas Connects City Services to Philippines National ID Authentication
The City Government of Tayabas has connected its municipal digital-service platform to the Philippines’ National ID Authentication System, becoming the first…