Pakistan has formally established the Strategic Digital Wallet Company (SDWC). A government-owned, non-profit entity that will oversee and secure state-owned virtual assets. The move comes under the ...

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has clarified that the 2 hours cooling period does not affect digital funds transfer, which remains instant. According to SBP, all digital funds transfer transactions ...

The UK government led by Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that digital IDs will not have to be carried day-to-day, but they will be compulsory for anyone wanting to work. AI generated image/Gemini.

Swiss voters have narrowly approved a plan to introduce voluntary electronic identity cards. With all votes counted, 50.4% of those who voted said yes to the proposal, while 49.6% rejected it. The ...

On 26 September, Keir Starmer announced that his historically unpopular Labour government was resurrecting Tony Blair’s failed Digital ID policy. It was hard to see what could go wrong: the least ...

LONDON — Keir Starmer on Friday unveiled plans to roll out government-issued digital ID across the U.K. His initial pitch is clear: digital ID will help combat illegal working and curb one of the ...

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A petition against digital ID cards has reached one million signatures. Yesterday, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced plans to introduce new legislation that will require every adult in the UK to ...

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