By Ayang Macdonald The West African nation of Sierra Leone is at full throttle with its…
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World Bank officials discuss using Korea’s national digital ID as a model
By Ayang MacDonald Officials of the state-owned Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation…
Digital ID Part of Social Contract Between Govt, Citizens: World Bank, Verizon Chiefs
By Ayang Macdonald The President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, and the Chairman and…
Tax Accounts Not Linked to Aadhaar Biometrics Attract Huge Fines in India
By Ayang Macdonald India’s Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, has told parliament more than…
French Politicians Vow Legal Action on Alleged Illegal Facial Recognition Use by Police
By Ayang Macdonald A recent report that the French national police has been using a facial…
Biometric Authentication Pilot for Online Tax Registration Begins in India
By Ayang Macdonald A pilot that will require Indians to submit their biometrics while registering for…
Nigeria Launches Cash Transfers with Biometric ID Verification for 15M Households
By Ayang Macdonald Some Nigerians who are expected to benefit from a government cash assistance scheme…
Japan’s Digital ID System Suffers New Glitch as Govt Seeks to Get Ahead of Failures
By Ayang Macdonald Recently reported difficulties by some users in accessing digital certificates linked to the…
Austrians Prepare for Full Switch to New Digital ID System Dec. 5
By Ayang Macdonald Austrians are expected to take steps to sign up for the new national…
Biometrics for Airport Clearance Get Push in Germany, US, Singapore, South Africa
By Ayang Macdonald The use of biometrics and other automated systems for passenger and luggage management…
Philippines Adds Digital ID to Government Super App as World Bank Okays $600M Support
By Ayang Macdonald Philippines’ digital ID, the digital version of the physical ID card dubbed PhilID,…
Vietnam to Require Biometric Authentication for Some Online Money Transfers to Cut Fraud
By Ayang Macdonald Activist Post Editor’s Note: As you’ll read, the “authentication for some” will become…
$400M Mobilized to Support Digital Public Infrastructure Development in 100 Countries
By Ayang Macdonald Activist Post Editor’s Note: As we continue to report, digital ID backed by…
G20 Recommends Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) Policy to Drive Financial Inclusion
By Ayang Macdonald Activist Post Editor’s Note: Of course they will outline all of the benefits,…
Over 1M in Kuwait Register Fingerprints as Biometric Database Project Progresses
By Ayang Macdonald Kuwaiti authorities say more than one million persons have now submitted their fingerprint…