Masha Borak

Vietnam has successfully enrolled 70 million citizens into its national ID database over the last two years thanks to a combination of adaptable

St Kitts and Nevis's new electronic identification (eID) system will be equipped with technology from Idemia . The Caribbean dual-island nation has promised to launch the system by the end of 2025.

Digital travel credentials (DTCs) are supposed to make travel faster and more convenient but the digital documents that could soon replace passports

Digital identity verification company Ver.iD has raised 2 million euros (US$2.05 million) in angel funding as it prepares to kick off a 4 million euro ($4.1 million) funding round to boost its growth in Europe.

As the year 2025 begins, anti-fraud and cybersecurity companies such as iProov, World and Pindrop are laying out their predictions on the future of biometrics, deepfakes, data breaches and AI regulation.

The U.S. is increasing the number of mobile driver licenses (mDLs) while digital documents find new uses in bars and other entertainment venues.

Around 244,000 Kuwaiti expatriates are facing a block to their government and banking transactions after failing to submit their fingerprint biometrics before the deadline which ended on the last day of December, 2024.

The digital identity program is a significant part of the government’s efforts to digitize its agricultural sector, and a highlight of the 2024-25 union budget.

The government of Taiwan is warning its citizens against applying for documents in Mainland China, fearing that the country could use the citizen status to bolster its claims on the self-sovereign island.

Governments around the world are counting their achievements in the area of digital public infrastructure (DPI) in 2024 and so is Kazakhstan.