Accenture and NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL say they are rolling out a Universal Wallet Infrastructure (UWI) offering aimed at giving organizations a common backbone for digital-wallet deployments, rather than ...

Vietnam has issued a decree that introduces electronic identification codes for housing and real estate products, building a standardized identifier into national housing and real estate information ...

The most immediate operational change is the fee charged for ordering an Aadhaar PVC Card. In an office memorandum dated January 1, 2026, UIDAI set the service rate at ₹75, up from ₹50, and its public ...

Trust Stamp and Blue Gold have signed a letter of intent to work on a biometric, passwordless "Wallet-of-Wallets" concept linked to tokenized gold. The announcement frames the approach as an ...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Moldova has issued a new procurement notice for an individual consultant to support the operationalization of the country’s Digital National Farmers ...

France’s La Poste Groupe experienced a widespread online service outage beginning on December 22, 2025, disrupting access to key postal, banking, and digital identity platforms. The organization ...

South Korea is moving to add facial verification to mobile phone activation and opening procedures as part of a broader effort to curb SIM-swap abuse and voice-phishing activity. Policy materials ...

South Korea is moving to add facial verification to mobile phone activation and opening procedures as part of a broader effort to curb SIM-swap abuse […] FaceTec’s patented, industry-leading 3D Face ...

The Canadian government has quietly announced plans to pursue a digital ID program at the national level. The announcement came by way of a document announcing the Government of Canada’s “Digital ...

The implementation of digital driver’s licenses across the United States continues to accelerate, with at least 18 states projected to issue standards-compliant mobile driving licenses by mid-2025.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a $5.5 billion modernization initiative aimed at transforming security screening across U.S. airports through the integration of ...

Australia is set to invest nearly AUD $3 million in developing digital identity infrastructure for Pacific Island nations as part of a broader strategy to counter China’s influence in the region. The ...