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UIDAI plans Aadhaar reforms for Indians abroad as it broadens domestic use | Biometric Update (opens the original)
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UIDAI CEO Saurabh Vijay has announced plans to expand access to Aadhaar for non-resident Indians (NRIs) and overseas citizens of India (OCI), including through greater international availability. The announcement comes as India expands Aadhaar’s role beyond domestic identification and authentication to facilitate wider access to services. Officials are also looking to introduce more authentication modalities and products such as Aadhaar Lite to strengthen digital KYC, as well as advance ambition
Facephi to localize digital ID data processing on Microsoft Azure in UAE | Biometric Update (opens the original)
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Facephi has announced a plan to deploy its digital ID platform on Microsoft Azure infrastructure in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to meet the country’s data residency requirements. According to the announcement, the deployment will allow identity verification data processed for banks and other financial institutions to remain within the UAE. The arrangement aligns with Central Bank standards requiring licensed financial institutions to hold and store consumer and transaction data within the cou
Integrated Biometrics compact scanners gain ground across identity programs | Biometric Update (opens the original)
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SIC Biometrics has launched a portable multimodal enrollment station incorporating FBI-certified fingerprint technology from Integrated Biometrics (IB), adding another deployment for the company’s compact scanners across field operations and national identity programs. In a September 28 announcement, SIC Biometrics said it had launched Bio-Nomad, a station that combines fingerprint, palm, iris and facial capture modalities, with credential reading in a 3.8 kg portable kit. SIC Biometrics recentl
NADRA adds family digital IDs, QR verification to PakID as iris use expands | Biometric Update (opens the original)
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Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has expanded its PakID mobile application with digital family identity credentials, QR-based document verification and mobile biometric verification, adding new functions to a platform that is becoming a gateway to Pakistan’s digital government services. PakID is NADRA’s official mobile application for identity registration, updates and service tracking. The app has surpassed 18 million downloads, with 8.17 million recorded between
Sierra Leone links digital sovereignty to local control of DPI | Biometric Update (opens the original)
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Sierra Leone is positioning local ownership and technical capacity as central to its digital sovereignty strategy as it expands national digital ID, payments and data exchange infrastructure. Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation Salima Monorma Bah highlighted the country’s efforts to build the domestic expertise needed to design, adapt and ultimately own its digital public infrastructure (DPI) ecosystem during a ministerial panel on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations Genera
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