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Singapore extends national digital identity program with facial verification
- Thursday | 24th September, 2020
Four million Singaporeans can now access digital government services online using facial verification implemented by iProov and Toppan Ecquaria for the Government Technology Agency of Singapore (GovTech) under the pioneering National Digital Identity (NDI) program. It marks the first time that cloud facial verification, provided by iProov, has been used to secure national digital identity. For Singapore residents, the ability to register for a bank account or engage with other organizations using the SingPass Face Verification offers a number of benefits. Quek Sin Kwok, Senior Director of National Digital Identity at GovTech Singapore, said; “Singapore’s national digital identity, SingPass, enables citizens and permanent residents to transact seamlessly and securely with public and private sectors’ digital services. SingPass Face Verification, under our National Digital Identity (NDI) programme, will help partners enhance their customer service journeys.
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