Digital ID technology, already on the upswing during the pandemic, has gained an even higher profile in recent weeks as governments try to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and reopen their societies ...

Chinese digital ID will merge with smartphone-based payments in a project scheduled to roll out soon. The project, which also involves facial recognition, will put the country’s all-important and ...

Digital ID for homeless powered by blockchain technology could make like easier and save the hassle of replacing lost IDs—that’s the idea behind a test under way in Austin, TX. The pilot program in ...

ICAO estimates that as of July 2011, these 93 states have issued more than 345 million e-passports, of which almost 340 million are in circulation. As per ICAO specifications, each of these documents ...

Gemalto is boosting its position as a global leader in digital security with the acquisition of 3M’s Identity Management Business. The companies closed on the deal five months after announcing plans ...

Are you ready to go digital, adopting mobile ID and mobile driver’s licenses (mDL)? In this four-part podcast series, experts at trusted provider of secure identities, HID Global, help us explore how ...

Taiwan is making big progress toward its new digital card for the 24 million citizens. The most recent development, according to a report, is that the country’s cabinet in late August approved a plan ...

Applications will be accepted for the Florida mobile driver’s licenses in 2021, and the state has tapped Thales to provide verification and other services for that digital ID program. As Thales put it ...

2014 marks the 40 th anniversary of Automated Fingerprint Identification Systems (AFIS). In forty short years, fingerprint matching has become a part of everyday life; from law enforcement agencies ...

A recent report from Australia Post outlines a forward-thinking plan for a nationwide digital identity initiative. Though the country’s postal service is focused on the specific needs of Australians, ...

The newly announced Catalan digital ID initiative will use blockchain technology to empower citizen service in the northeastern corner of Spain. The regional government of Catalan reportedly has ...

Are you ready for a mobile driver’s license? In previous episodes of this four-part series, we’ve looked at how mobile ID technology can benefit both citizens and governments, and we explored the ...