The Bermuda Monetary Authority is in the final stages of completing a framework for the establishment of digital identity service providers for the island’s fintech industry, according to a strategy ...

Kojak fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics are playing a major role in the enrollment of citizens for Ethiopia's ...

Smile ID, Africa’s leading identity verification company, has released its 2026 Digital Identity Fraud Report — “From Selfies to Signals: Identity Enters the..

Papua New Guinea’s digital government transformation includes an AI adoption framework and a pilot of remote KYC checks for online bank account applications.

KITE, Kerala's education technology wing, has launched the 'KITE-QTrack' mobile app to enhance security and transparency in Higher Secondary examinations starting March 5. The app enables real-time ...

The REAL ID Act, passed by Congress in 2005 following the 9/11 attacks, set federal security standards for state-issued IDs such as driver’s licenses. In Texas, REAL ID–compliant cards are marked with ...

Recently I discussed the development of digital ID using U.S. passports and mobile driver’s licenses and including them in a smartphone digital wallet app for practical identification use. While the ...

Bangor University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. What was initially sold as a bold move to help stem the flow of illegal immigrants and change the UK’s approach to digital ID has ...

The scheme will now be optional and one of several ways for adults to prove their right-to-work. The scheme will now be optional and one of several ways for adults to prove their right-to-work. is a ...

Protesters take part in a 'No to Digital ID' demonstration. (Reuters / REUTERS) The UK government has backtracked on a plan to require all workers to have a digital ID following a backlash. It will no ...

The UK government’s mandatory digital ID scheme seemed like a done deal, but that certainty has crumbled under the weight of massive public backlash and alarming security revelations. The scheme was ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer scrapped plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers after a backlash over “Orwellian” surveillance fears. The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s ...