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Germany to Launch Digital Driver’s Licenses on Smartphones in April 2025

2025-04-02 Per Henrikson

Greece Mandates Digital ID Numbers on New National Identity Cards

2025-04-02 Ian Fleming

Arkansas Judge Kills Social Media Age Verification Law, Says It Violates the First Amendment

2025-04-01 Ian Fleming

Spain launches MiDNI app — Citizens can now carry their national ID on their phones with the new digital DNI system

2025-04-01 Per Henrikson

Spain has officially embraced the digital age with the launch of a mobile version of the DNI – and it’s all about making life a bit easier for everyone.

Workplace IDV gains steam: Yoti, Persona, 1Kosmos streamline employee onboarding

2025-03-31 Per Henrikson

Identity verification for workers is also known as Know Your Employee (KYE) and it is used to screen out people who try to conceal their identity or background.

TSA Expands Digital ID Acceptance to 14 States and Puerto Rico for Airport Security

2025-03-31 Per Henrikson

The participating states include Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia. The expansion builds upon successful pilot programs and early implementations in states like West Virginia.

Digital Driver's Licenses Expand Across US States as Idaho Advances Implementation for 2025

2025-03-30 Per Henrikson

Idaho’s State House of Representatives has now approved legislation to enable electronic driver’s licenses, with potential implementation by March 2025 pending Senate approval.

Almost 10,000 applications for the Cyprus electronic IDs

2025-03-30 Per Henrikson

Nearly 10,000 applications have been submitted so far for an electronic identity card (eID), with more than 5,600 already issued, the Cyprus News Agency reported on Saturday. Appointments at Citizens’ Service Centres are being scheduled, often within a few days, with the highest demand observed at the Nicosia centre.

UK urged to maintain pace with digital verification systems in US and EU

2025-03-28 Ian Fleming

Digital verification infrastructure is critical to invest in and deploy or the UK’s position as a prosperous digital and financial hub looks to be overtaken. Delays to install a digital verification system that is government approved and aligned with the appropriate framework could negate the immediate benefits for the economy.

US Hemp Roundtable, a national advocacy organization, announced partnership with BlueCheck for age verification technology

2025-03-27 Per Henrikson

BlueCheck offers an age verification system that is highly automated and can perform identity checks, as well as be integrated into various e-commerce platforms (1). For example, Shopify, Magento, BigCommerce, and WooCommerce.

Prudential Hong Kong launches ID verification e-KYC using near-field communication (NFC) technology in its digital platform

2025-03-25 Ian Fleming

Prudential Hong Kong Limited has introduced a new electronic Know Your Customer (e-KYC) verification process by integrating near-field communication (NFC) technology into its digital platform in a collaboration with technology firm Fill Easy,

Nigeria facilitates student loans with G2P biometric card as NIN enrollment passes 117M

2025-03-24 Ian Fleming

Nigeria’s ongoing digital ID enrollment project was recently revised by the World Bank with a new target for the country to issue at least 180 digital IDs by December 2026.