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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
This month we share the use case study from a developing and emerging market country - Kenya. Kenya has a population of close to 51 million but their national identity documentation has been around since the colonial days. It took Kenya so many years to improve their national identity system which is their citizens’s legal ...
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 ...
Federated Login, SSO and Digital Identity
The terms federated login and SSO or Single-Sign On are interchangeably used to describe authentication of a user between two or more online service providers. Authentication is when someone tries to prove who they are against a set of characteristics/information that is known about them. And so a federated login and SSO are a set ...
Digital Identity Theft and how you can protect your identity online
October was the month of cybersecurity awareness. This year, the theme highlighted the importance of everyone being aware of protecting themselves and others while online. Essentially important is knowing how to safeguard your identity data when browsing on the internet. Your online identity consists mostly of information such as Name, Date of birth, age, place ...
The demand for Digital Identity and Trust
The YuTru Digital Identity framework and services roll out is slowly progressing as we continue to keep you updated on the demand and need for this vital service in Papua New Guinea. With the increasing need to manage our relationships online for almost all digital services, manual processes of identifying and verifying customs are slowly ...
PNG APEC member commitment – Development of interoperable digital identity systems and corporate e-KYC approaches in APEC
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of the 21 members of APEC since 1993. Despite member economies not required to be bound by commitment or treaties, it is vital for member economies to cooperate in implementing common best practices, framework and policies. Cooperation creates and enables interoperational systems for trade between member economics and the ...
How can YuTru effectively operate in a harmonised ecosystem of trust ?
We explain the YuTru ecosystem of trust and show how effectively YuTru can operate for Papua New Guineans and their business to flourish. YuTru is not just an Identity Management Service provider but it also provides trust services that are built upon Papua New Guinea's context and dynamics of doing business. We illustrate that from ...
Central Banks Committed to Economic Prosperity and Wellbeing in South Pacific
In a joint press release after a meeting held on the 20th of June 2022, South Pacific Central Bank Governors reconfirmed their commitment to support the region’s access to:
Cost effective remittances,
Retention of correspondent banking services; and
Improving financial inclusion.
The press release highlighted priorities to ...