These days, the push toward better, more secure digital ID involves not just government but the global financial services sector. And a new paper promises to increase the pace of those efforts.

Interac is best known for its payment and debit card activities, but the Canadian organization is trying to get more involved in digital ID.

As envisioned, Switzerland’s national digital ID program would help the country make needed gains in e-governance and more. But questions of who will control the program could delay progress.

The company’s news MX9100 Card Issuance System is meant to speed up flat card production as more government ID issuers and other players embrace these instant-issued cards.

The project underscores the increasing use of blockchain for digital ID efforts in Africa. This particular project intends to make it easier for citizens to access traditional banking and financial services in Sierra Leone.

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Evernym, which promotes use of blockchain for digital ID, has awarded the Red Cross and four other global humanitarian groups free access to an accelerator program. The effort, involving organizations with wide reach, could further promote the deployment of cutting-edge digital IDs among millions of people.