Displaying items by tag: digital ID

The South Korean Government has announced that nationwide issuance of the Mobile Resident Registration Cards - a national digital ID on smartphone - commenced on 14 March 2025.

When he started at Privy, Rob Hotchin received a high volume of messages from his friends, family and colleagues asking him “What the f%$k is digital identity and what does it do?!”.  iTWire spoke to him to find out a bit more about Digital ID, why it’s just been appointed $288.1m in the recent Federal Budget, and why it’s becoming the buzzword for 2024. 

Payments industry provider Australian Payments Plus (AP+) has welcomed the passage by the Senate of the Digital ID Bills as a step forward for a more secure digital economy for Australia.

GUEST OPINION: In recent years, the world has witnessed a rapid transformation in the way we identify ourselves and access various services.

Five hundred Australians out of 3,500 multinational citizens prefer to conduct more of their interactions digitally (67%), including access to government web portals, (34%) and mobile applications (33%), according to an Entrust survey.

A multi-country consortium consisting of European identity experts has been chosen to deliver a cross-border payments pilot, for the European Commission’s (EC) EU digital identity wallet program.

With Australia in a fairly messy situation as far as network security is concerned, it is somewhat curious to note that the Australia Strategic Policy Institute is trying to lobby for the complete adoption of digital identity.

COMPANY NEWS CGI(NYSE: GIB) (TSX: GIB.A) and RISE Racing, the data and systems provider for the Australian Harness Racing industry, have joined forces to build a digital ID platform. The partnership combines CGI’s industry and technology expertise and RISE Racing’s subject matter expertise in racing to deliver digital innovationfor anyone directly engaged in Australian horse racing.

WEBINAR REVIEW: IDC research today released its findings on how to close the trust gap between businesses and consumers in the digital economy. The findings reveal consumers are on the verge of adopting more advanced forms of ID verification but still require a high standard of secure, straightforward processes from institutions.

IDC research today released its findings on how to close the trust gap between businesses and consumers in the digital economy. The findings reveal consumers are on the verge of adopting more advanced forms of ID verification but still require a high standard of secure, straightforward processes from institutions.

More than two million Australians have created digital identities through the government my.Gov portal in order to access digital services, a statement from two ministers says.

Debit card provider eftpos has launched a FinTech advisory committee in collaboration with FinTech Australia, designed to give fintechs a direct say in how they can access and leverage the eftpos payments network for the “betterment” of Australia’s digital economy.

The Digital Transformation Agency's digital ID program has been described as insecure and unfit for purpose by security researchers who last year found vulnerabilities in the government's COVIDSafe app.

Payment solutions provider Mastercard and telco Singtel Optus have entered into a partnership to provide digital identity verification both online and in-store.

Australia Post's Digital iD services has been accredited by the government as an trusted identity service provider under the Trusted Digital Identity Framework.

The author of a detailed analysis on the Federal Government's proposed identity scheme, GovPass — a trial of which is scheduled to begin this month — says he worked closely with the Digital Transformation Agency while preparing it, but ultimately disagreed with the agency on its implications.

Australia's digital identity program, GovPass, will receive $92.4 million to be taken to completion, beginning in 2018-19, the Federal Budget papers show.

Digital identity company ThreatMetrix is the only leader in multiple categories in Javelin Strategy and Research's Identity Proofing Platform Scorecard.