The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has implemented new biometric verification requirements for Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant applications to enhance security and […]

Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) has announced plans to introduce biometric voter verification on Election Day for the 2029 elections, building on the biometric voter […]

Nametag has launched Deepfake Defense, a new feature designed to detect and block deepfake attacks using generative AI technologies. Announced at the Oktane conference, this […]

Blockchain-based smart ring startup CUDIS has integrated the World App, enabling users to verify and secure their biometric data through World ID, a digital identity […]

A team of researchers from Germany’s CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has partnered with the International […]

The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) of Namibia has introduced new biometric verification technology to streamline the process for pensioners. This initiative includes a mobile […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the second draft of its Digital Identity Guidelines (SP 800-63 Revision 4 and related documents), […]

Digital banking platform ANZ Plus has launched a new Digital Identity service in partnership with ConnectID, a digital identity solution developed by Australian Payments Plus […]

Members of European Parliament have given their “final green light” to the legislative foundation for the European Union’s planned Digital Identity Wallet. The regulation passed […]

The Worldcoin Foundation has announced a $5 million grant program for developers interested in “building resilient technology and more equitable systems” on Worldcoin, the non-profit’s ambitious digital […]

Government authorities in Switzerland and Indonesia have introduced legislation aimed at establishing digital ID programs, with somewhat contrasting approaches. Switzerland’s executive government proposes to establish […]

Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) has implemented new rules regarding the use of financial technology in Non-Banking Financial Services and Activities (NBFSA), with a particular […]