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South Africa opens digital visa system to 4 countries with launch of new travel authorisation

2026-08-12 Ian Fleming

Czechia enlists citizens to stress test digital ID ahead of elections

2026-08-12 Per Henrikson

Benin and Ethiopia Deepen Digital Ties With Focus on AI and Digital ID - We are Tech

2026-08-12 Ian Fleming

Italy approves IT Wallet framework ahead of eIDAS rollout

2026-08-12 Ian Fleming

National framework sets rules for testing digital credentials, governance and interoperability before full alignment with EUDI wallet framework.

Philippines pushes national ID as foundation for financial identity verification

2026-08-11 Ian Fleming

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) proposes mandatory PhilSys authentication as vendors roll out passkeys, identity verification and banking integrations.

France’s social media ban imposes universal identity checks on the entire population

2026-08-11 Ian Fleming

The ban is a major attack on democratic rights and a step towards a police-state dictatorship imposing universal surveillance of working people.

OpenID opens certification for digital ID issuance, verification protocols

2026-08-10 Per Henrikson

Digital wallet providers, digital identity and credential issuers, verifiers and government agencies can now use test suites developed by the OpenID Foundation for self-certification to common digital identity and verifiable credentials specifications.

Laos advances digital identity with electronic household registration

2026-08-10 Ian Fleming

Citizens will use digital Census Data Certificates and national IDs as the country modernizes its foundational population register and phases out paper records.

DigiLocker and AAERI Launch 'AAERI Verify' for Seamless Document Verification for Indian Students in Australia, ETEduca

2026-08-10 Ian Fleming

In a major boost for Indian students aspiring to study abroad, the National e-Governance Division (NeGD) under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has partnered with the Association of Australian Education Representatives in India (AAERI) to launch 'AAERI Verify'.

South Africa opens digital visa system to 4 countries with launch of new travel authorisation

Czechia enlists citizens to stress test digital ID ahead of elections

Benin and Ethiopia Deepen Digital Ties With Focus on AI and Digital ID - We are Tech

Italy approves IT Wallet framework ahead of eIDAS rollout

Philippines pushes national ID as foundation for financial identity verification

France’s social media ban imposes universal identity checks on the entire population

OpenID opens certification for digital ID issuance, verification protocols

Laos advances digital identity with electronic household registration

DigiLocker and AAERI Launch 'AAERI Verify' for Seamless Document Verification for Indian Students in Australia, ETEduca

DigiLocker and AAERI Launch 'AAERI Verify' for Seamless Document Verification for Indian Students in Australia

EU Digital Identity Wallet: The December 2026 eIDAS Deadline

Sierra Leone consults private sector on trusted digital ID framework

Romania is emerging as one of the European Union’s earliest practical tests of eIDAS 2.0, the regulation that will place a digital identity wallet in the hands of every EU citizen who wants one.

How Law Enforcement Uses AI to Fight AI-Enabled Crime

Dutch businesses develop independent digital ID wallet MyCheck

Stakk takes document verification tech to US midterm postal voting

Yoti adds ConnectID bank verification to its age assurance product in Australia