Four million Singaporeans can now access digital government services online using facial verification implemented by iProov and Toppan Ecquaria for the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech)

The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has reached the 50,000 mark in number of REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and identification cards issued, according to the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.

The Digital ID & Authentication Council of Canada (DIACC) today announced the launch of the Pan-Canadian Trust Framework (PCTF), a set of digital ID and authentication industry standards that will define how digital ID will roll out across Canada.

HID Global, a worldwide leader in trusted identity solutions, has unveiled its new HID ELEMENT product line

Entrust Datacard today announced a new brand identity and company name – Entrust. 

John Erik Setsaas, VP of Identity and Innovation at Signicat - a digital identity pioneer who has been working in the field for over 20 years, says the new UK Digital Identity plans could be a new start, or could be another false dawn:

The government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) in Canada has announced the launch  of its newly redesigned Northwest Territories (NWT) driver’s licences and general identification cards.

Socure, a leader in identity verification, today announced it has raised $35 million in a new round led by Sorenson Ventures

Afghan refugees in Iran will receive identity cards and electronic passports, Afghan Ambassador to Iran Ghafoor Leval said August 22, Ariana News reported.

After 10 years, the fees for a new German identity card are increasing from 28.80 euros, to 37 euros from next year.

The Department of Defense is transitioning from its current paper-based Uniformed Services Identification (USID) card to a more secure, next generation USID card. 

Senior Vietnamese officials have confirmed that the country wants to issue chip-based eIDs to improve access to eGovernment services.

SITA, a technology provider for the air transport industry, announces its most extensive biometric deployment to date and a new completely contactless experience for passengers traveling through Beijing Capital International Airport (BCIA).

Instagram will begin asking people to confirm who’s behind an account when the social media firm sees a pattern of potential inauthentic behavior. 

An expert’s guide to using the paper elements of a passport.

Empowering e-government by shifting to smart cards is accelerating the arrival of a new era of mobile identity and electronic documents.

In this white paper, Hewlett Packard details an enterprise approach to mobile eID based on hardware tokens in microSD cards.

Citizen ID documents such as national IDs and driver licenses will ultimately follow the trend toward mobility.

To enable public administrations, companies and citizens to freely interact while retaining their formal relationships of liability, there needs to be a progressive development in the use of "digital trust" services.