Monaco
The mayor of Monaco, Georges Marsan, has announced that as part of the digital transition in the Principality a new Monegasque identity card will be distributed this year which will allow each Monegasque, if they wish, to have a secure digital identity, which will greatly facilitate administrative procedures.
Nigeria
Diplomats can now obtain the National Identity Number (NIN) from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from January 19, the Nigerian government has said.
This enrollment centre will provide support for members of the Diplomatic Corps and will be managed by the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, through the National Identity Management Commission.
“The centre is being set up based on the request of the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, in order to simplify the process for diplomats,” said Femi Adeluyi, technical assistant to the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, in a statement.
“The National Identity Number is mandatory for diplomats who (will) reside in Nigeria for a continuous period of two years or more. It is also mandatory for all other lawful residents in the country as stated in Section 16 of the National Identity Management Commission Act 2007.”
The Law has made it mandatory for Nigerians and legal residents to obtain a NIN since 2007. However, compliance has been low, until recently.
United States
Day Zero identity verification technology provider Socure has released its Socure ID+ identity verification platform to digital gaming operators in eleven US states.
The Socure ID+ platform verification platform includes Intelligent KYC, Global Watchlist with monitoring for compliance, DocV, and its flagship Sigma Fraud Suite. The Intelligent KYC aims to facilitate online identity verification by auto-accepting new players across a range of demographics at scale. It passively verifies the identities of qualified players online to safely increase conversions and reduce drop-off rates, as per IBS Intelligence.
India
The Election Commission of India will formally launch the e-EPIC (Electronic Electoral Photo Identity Card) programme on National Voter’s Day, January 25.
e-EPIC is a non-editable secure portable document format (PDF) version of the EPIC and will have a secured QR code with image and demographics like serial number, part number, etc. E-EPIC can be downloaded on a mobile or a computer and can be digitally stored. This is in addition to physical IDs being issued for fresh registration.
The e-EPIC initiative would be launched in two phases. In the first phase from January 25 to 31, all new voters who have applied for the voter-ID card and registered their mobile numbers in Form-6 will be able to download the e-EPIC by simply authenticating their mobile number. The mobile numbers should be unique and not be previously registered in the ECI’s electoral rolls.
“The second phase will start from February 1. It will be open for the general voters. All those who have given their mobile numbers (linked one) they can also download their e-EPIC,” said an ECI official.
United Arab Emirates
UK-based Monimove, a global end to end supply chain, trade finance and credit utilisation platform, has announced its integration plans with UAE PASS.
UAE PASS is a secure national digital identity for citizens and residents of the country. Registered individuals of the app can access services of 5,000+ government, semi-government and private sector entities through the respective websites and apps. Individuals can digitally sign and authenticate documents and transactions. UAE PASS enables users to request a digital version of various official documents issued to their name.
The platform will offer transparency throughout the supply chain and trade finance to reduce operational risk.
