What is a Digital ID and Digital Wallet?
Digital ID and Digital Wallet are two terms being interchangeable used today by fintechs and software developers. However, both terms have slightly different meanings when it comes to usage of the underlying technology.
Digital ID or Digital Identity refers to a set of electronically captured and stored attributes and credentials that can uniquely identify a person ...
CyberSecurity Awareness Month : Protecting your digital ID with MFA
October is the month of raising awareness on the increasing cyber attacks. This year the awareness focuses on four (4) key area:
Using strong passwords and a password manager;
turn on multi-factor authentication;
recognize and report phishing; and
update your software.
We will focus ...
Laws and Policies governing the use of Digital Identity
To foster trust in any digital ecosystem, regulation and digital technology must equally co-exist. Technology must be built and designed upon ethical practices of ensuring organisations and governments protect the rights of people as well as deliver a robust digital service.
Digital Identity is a technology that transcends all economic sectors that rely on its use. ...
A global overview on Digital ID
Last month we ran a “User survey on Digital Identity adoption and use (English).”, while this survey ended on August 4th, 2023, we share with you an overview on three (3) recent surveys conducted around the world.
Digital Identity Solutions Market
Conducted by Precedence Research , a Canada/India based company and one of the leading providers of ...
User survey on Digital Identity adoption and use (English)
We are conducting a survey to understand user readiness and awareness on Digital Identity in Papua New Guinea. The first phase of the survey is intended for people living in urban centres and has access to internet services.
The aim of this survey is to :
identify the need to make more user awareness on Digital Identity,
identify ...
Digital Identity Technical Standards
As hype is building around the implementation of “Digital Identity” and/or “User Wallets”, in Papua New Guinea, it is also important to stay informed on how and why Digital Identity Systems should meet international standards of interoperability and abide by the fundamental laws of digital identity.
Digital Identity is a service that has to comply with ...
Case Study 6: Papua New Guinea – The YuTru digital trust framework
We have been sharing case studies to inform and make awareness on Digital Identity and the trust framework.
This month we share YuTru’s case study which was part of the studies published in the 2020 Asia Pacific Financial Inclusion Forum report - 2020 - Enabling shared prosperity through inclusive finance: leaving no one behind in the ...
Digital Identity policy models for its use case in enabling Digital Financial Services
YuTru digital Identity was designed for the purpose of enabling trustworthiness in online transactions for secure access and “e-kyc” or electronically knowing your customer for customer due diligence (CDD).
At this stage of pre-implementation of the YuTru Digital Identity system, we are continuously sharing awareness on policy models and guidelines approaches that we abide by, user ...
What defines a good Digital identity system? – A Case study of Kenya’s Digital ID
If digital identities are conceived and designed with human rights, developmental goals, sustainability, and safety at the forefront, they might have a more transformative impact for the continent.6 - 6 c.f., Weitzberg, Cheesman, Martin, & Schoemaker, 2021.
National Digital Identity and Government Data Sharing in Singapore – A Case Study of Singpass and APEX
This month we share a case study on Singapore's national digital identity (NDI) - Singpass and an API Exchange (APEX) which is the government’s data sharing platform. The case study highlights important aspects of digital identity and its use to enable data sharing and ease of access to government services online in minutes. The case ...