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Operationalizing biometrics for digital economy is a process
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IDV experts ponder death and resurrection of document verification
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Identity fraud for FEMA disaster relief raises questions on timeline for digital ID
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Digital identity strengthens super wallets, transforming India’s DPI
India’s digital transformation has been accelerated by its digital public infrastructure (DPI), a framework that…
Sri Lanka national data exchange to connect digital ID and public services
A fully developed foundational ID system, including citizen registration, may take 18 to 24 months…
Jamaica operationalizing national digital ID with data exchange platform
Jamaica will make its digital identity available to all of its citizens, Custos of Kingston…
DPI-as-a-Packaged Solution marks major milestone with Trinidad and Tobago rollout
The first ever implementation of DaaS — DPI-as-a-Packaged Solution — is going live in Trinidad…
Growth of digital wallet use shaking up payment regulations and benefits delivery
Digital wallets are transforming online, offline and cross-border payments around the world, prompting calls for…
Ghana to make national ID a multipurpose card for seamless services
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New ETSI standard allows for remote signing with identification only
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Age Assurance
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Ondato’s biometric age verification joins NIST leaderboard
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Scytáles, Deutsche Telekom to develop age assurance component for EUDI
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DIY ID attacks accessible to all with fraud-as-a-service
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Digital Wallets
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FRT and Law Enforcement
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