Germany
Digital wallet infrastructure provider Lissi has raised €3.5 million (approximately US$4 million) to accelerate its expansion in European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet integrations for the financial sector. The company plans to enhance its EUDI Wallet Connector Suite and develop its own software development kit (SDK), enabling banks and financial institutions to integrate identity wallet functionality directly into their existing mobile applications.
The funding comes as the EU’s Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (AMLR) takes effect, with Lissi saying around 90 percent of its customers already operate in financial services.
Philippines / Malaysia
The Philippines and Malaysia have agreed to explore cross-border digital identity verification under a new memorandum of understanding signed by the Philippine Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT), Malaysia’s My Blockchain Infrastructure (MBI) and Zetrix Philippines.
The initiative aims to make government-issued digital credentials interoperable across both countries, reducing repeated identity checks for citizens accessing services such as banking, employment, travel, business registration and public services. Officials said the project could become a model for wider digital identity interoperability across Southeast Asia.
Nigeria
Nigeria has revived its long-delayed digital postcode project and will integrate it with the National Identification Number (NIN) following a new agreement between the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST). The partnership is intended to strengthen digital identity, improve address verification, expand access to identity services and support the country’s wider digital transformation agenda through a secure and interoperable identity ecosystem.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka has opened discussions with the Indian government after bids submitted for the country’s India-backed Unique Digital Identity project significantly exceeded the value of the INR3 billion grant funding available. Five Indian technology companies qualified for the tender, but the lowest evaluated proposal was valued at around INR7 billion.
Officials said both governments will now discuss how to proceed, while reiterating that the final selection will be based on overall technical and commercial merit rather than cost alone. The winning master systems integrator will be responsible for building the country’s entire digital identity infrastructure based on MOSIP.
Qatar
Qatar Airways and Hamad International Airport have launched Fast Pass, a large-scale biometric passenger processing system developed with SITA. Passengers who enrol through the Qatar Airways app or airport kiosks can check in, drop baggage, clear security and board aircraft using facial recognition instead of boarding passes. The voluntary system currently supports Qatar Airways passengers, with plans to extend it to transfer passengers and other airlines operating from Hamad International Airport.
Vietnam
Vietnam will accelerate efforts to connect its VNeID digital identity platform with Singapore and other ASEAN member states as part of a broader strategy to improve regional digital services and cross-border interoperability. Authorities have also been instructed to expand digital identity systems for vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles while increasing the range of services available through VNeID for citizens, businesses and public administration.
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea has signed a new partnership with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) to support research, innovation and workforce development around its national digital identity programme, SevisPass.
The agreement will support digital government initiatives while maintaining strict controls over procurement, cybersecurity, intellectual property and data governance. Officials said all solutions developed under the partnership must ensure the country retains full ownership and control of government data.
Malta
The Malta Digital Innovation Authority (MDIA) has launched a procurement process for the implementation of the country’s European Digital Identity (EUDI) Wallet. The wallet will allow citizens and residents to prove their identity online and in person, store official documents such as driving licences, electronically sign documents and access services across Malta and the wider European Union.
United Kingdom
The British Council has selected Daon to provide identity verification services across its global English-language testing and digital education programmes.
Daon’s TrustX platform will support identity verification during registration, attendance and examinations using document verification, facial comparison, liveness detection and chip reading. The contract followed a procurement process requiring certification under the UK’s Digital Identity and Attributes Trust Framework (DIATF) and is expected to support millions of identity verification transactions over a multi-year period.
Ghana
Ghana has made biometric verification of the national Ghana Card mandatory for businesses and institutions carrying out identity checks. Organisations must now use an official mobile application to verify the card electronically rather than relying on visual inspection or photocopies. Organisations that fail to comply face fines of up to 24,000 Ghanaian cedis, while individuals can also be prosecuted for using outdated verification methods.
Europe / United States
Identity verification firms Fourthline and Veridas have agreed to merge, creating a combined digital identity platform serving Europe and the Americas. The companies say the merged business will combine institutional KYC and AML compliance with biometric identity verification and anti-fraud capabilities, supporting banks, fintechs, telecommunications providers and other regulated organisations across more than 50 countries. Together they expect to complete around 115 million identity verifications this year.
Europe / Japan
A new report has confirmed the success of the EU-Japan interoperability pilot for digital identity, demonstrating that learning credentials can be securely issued, stored, presented and verified between a European Digital Identity Wallet and a Japanese digital identity environment.
The pilot showed that cross-border credential exchange is technically feasible using existing international standards despite differing governance and regulatory frameworks, supporting wider international interoperability for digital identity systems.
