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.

When it comes to creating a secure credential, there is no single piece of technology that will stand in a criminal’s way. Driven by powerful economics, overseas counterfeiters have been able to keep pace with even the most sophisticated security features. The strategy for outpacing the fraudsters is now shifting. Instead of finding the one […]

In an attempt to make it easier for consumers to manage the array of mobile ID credentials they are likely to possess in the near future, Gemalto parent company Thales launched the Gemalto Digital ID Wallet. According to the company, the product “represents the next generation of Mobile ID, creating a secure, smartphone-based home for […]

GET Group’s Mobile Driver’s License (mDL) offering enables citizens and DMVs to expand the trustworthiness of a physical card to the digital realm. It can enable law enforcement, customs and even private sector corporations to authenticate users securely via a mobile device, opening doors to a host of new personalized services.

The country’s postal service has earned an important mark on the path to better digital ID for Australians. The general effort promises to bring significant benefits to businesses as well.

The continent is seeing major deployments of digital ID for various uses, including passports, education and refugee services. But major challenges remain.

Blockchain and digital ID are helping humanitarian workers across the globe better distribute aid and reduce fraud in those programs. Via a new initiative in Africa, newborns are being registered via blockchain to ensure delivery of health and other services.