On October 2, the Bangladeshi government inaugurated Smart National ID cards (NID) as part of their Digital Bangladesh initiative, aiming to distribute the cards to 100 million people in Bangladesh.

The government has approved major reforms to the national identity documentation framework, introducing QR-based verification, stronger anti-fraud measures and enhanced biometric standards as part of ...

The Department of Home Affairs says it is accelerating the rollout of smart ID cards amid ongoing efforts to retire the green ID books. This as more than four million smart cards were issued last year ...

The Department of Home Affairs has made substantial progress in accelerating the smart ID card rollout, issuing over 4 million cards in 2025. Smart ID card issues in South Africa were primarily driven ...

Though calls for a smart national identification card have gotten louder since Sept. 11, executives at companies that make or issue smart cards say they are not getting their hopes up that such a ...

The Department of Home Affairs and major South African banks are on track to add another 100 locations where people can get smart ID cards by the end of March 2026. Home Affairs minister Leon ...