Over the past few years, debates around civil identity have regularly predicted the demise of physical documents and their inevitable replacement by the massive investment of tech giants in digital, and then virtual ID. I think something else is going on.
On 30 January, Argentina announced the issuance of a new passport and iden…
The annual Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards, a highlight of the High Security Printing™ E…
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun 2026 by push…
S. Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has issued its first electronic ID …
During the annual CLARCIEV meeting, held in October 2025 in San Salvador, ID & Secure Document News™ sat down with Fernando Velasco Aguirre, President and National Registrar of the Registro Nacional de Personas Naturales (RNPN) of El Salvador, to learn more about his vision for identity in the country as well as the region as a whole. Among other achievements, Mr Velasco led and implemented the current design of the Salvadoran identity card (Documento Único de Identidad – DUI), both within El Salvador and abroad.
Nigeria’s Ministry of Interior has outlined a significant expansion of cooperation with the European Union (EU) on border management and migration governance following high-level talks in Abuja on 4 …
From 1 February 2026, US domestic air passengers who arrive at airport security without a REAL ID-compliant licence or other accepted identification will be routed into ‘TSA ConfirmID’, an alternativ…
On 30 January, Argentina announced the issuance of a new passport and identity card, introducing …
S. Africa’s Department of Home Affairs has issued its first electronic ID card carrying a …
Nigeria’s Ministry of Interior has outlined a significant expansion of cooperation with the European Union …
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