Penalties for hacking, sharing or using Aadhaar data without authorization can be levied by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) after a new rulemaking decision published by the government and reported by MediaNama (subscription required and recommended). The Aadhaar Act (Adjudication of Penalties) Rules 2021 puts in place a mechanism for UIDAI to enforce the Aadhaar […]

Malaysia’s Home Minister Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin has disclosed that the process to implement a digital identity system in the country has gone underway, with biometric digital ID system expected to be in place by 2024, The Star reports. The new digital ID, the Cabinet member added, will help bring the security of physical ID document Mykad […]

Delhi Transport Department is to begin issuing drivers in the Indian capital with digital driving licences and vehicle registration certificates in the form of QR code-enabled contactless smart cards that link to records held on central online databases. The new cards will allow police and other officials to access and verify information about an individual driver […]

Credit, debit and prepaid general purpose and private label payment cards in circulation worldwide are projected to reach 31.44 billion by December 31, 2026. General purpose cards can be used at a variety of merchants. They can have global brands or domestic-market-only brands. UnionPay, Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, JCB, American Express and Discover/Diners Club are the […]

Moscow’s metro system has seen the launch of a new biometric facial recognition payment system, Face Pay, at over 240 stations this past week as the world’s first mass-scale system of its kind. Announced in March, and with face biometric technology provided by VisionLabs, NtechLab and Tevian, passengers will need to connect a photo, bank card and […]

Bhutanese who have attained the age of eight and above will soon have their biometric information collected as the government carries out the next stage of its recently-launched national digital identity program, the Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) reports. According to the state broadcaster, the biometrics-backed digital ID project, which will culminate in the issuance of unique digital […]

Customers of the Jordan Kuwait Bank (JKB) will soon be able to make contactless payments with a biometric bank card that enables them to authenticate transactions with their fingerprint. The biometric card incorporates a built-in fingerprint sensor, allowing users to make contactless payments “without the usual payment limits” and without needing to enter a PIN code. “The […]

While people have been paying for goods and services for millennia, the arrival of the internet in the ‘90s became a major turning point for the payments sector. Since then, digital innovation has evolved payments solutions at breakneck speeds. Everything from contactless payments, QR codes and digital wallets, consumers have so many new ways to […]

Just over two-thirds of consumers globally (67%) now expect bricks-and-mortar retail stores to accept contactless payments and just under half (44%) wouldn’t shop at a store that only offers payment methods that require contact with a cashier or shared device, a survey of merchants and consumers in nine countries around the world has found. The […]

Citizens of Pakistan can now apply for a national ID card using a mobile app that enables them to scan the documents needed to support their application and verify their identity with their fingerprint and a photograph of their face from their smartphone. The Pak-ID mobile app is available for both Android and iOS devices and has […]