Australian Payments Plus’ (AP+) – the vehicle for digital identity initiatives of BPAY and eftpos – has claimed support from all ‘big four’ banks for its ConnectID platform.
In the 12 months since the Australian Government first launched the Digital Economy Strategy in Budget 2021-22, Australians have continued to enthusiastically embrace digital technologies. Amidst the challenges and uncertainties of the COVID-19 pandemic, increased digital uptake has supported businesses to continue to operate and grow and helped Australians stay connected.
The Reserve Bank of Australia will trial its own digital currency as part of a research project to evaluate […]
What do you think about the RBA’s new digital Aussie dollar? Please complete this survey.
The Reserve Bank of Australia has announced the trial of a new Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC).
The RBA says it “would be a new digital form of money issued by the Reserve Bank. It could be designed […]
Controversial plans.
Lawmakers are calling on the Federal Reserve to issue a digital dollar, arguing digital currencies issued by countries like China threaten the status of the US dollar as the global reserve currency.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers, […]
To suppress dissent.
Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan warned supporters of recently-ousted prime minister Imran Khan whose behavior could be considered “harassment and heckling” that they could have their biometric ID apps blocked, according to a report by The Nation.
Editor’s Note: The article below may seem “unhinged” […]
Government officials said the program is “the electronic equivalent of a recognized proof-of-identity document,” such as a driver’s license or passport, which “confirms that ‘you are who you say you are’ in a digital context.”
The Canadian […]
The ‘Trusted Digital Identity Bill 2021’ is a piece of legislation designed to act as the framework for a permanent and expansive ‘digital identity’ for all Australian citizens.
‘Digital Identity’ acts as a master ID, joining together previously disconnected government databases containing confidential personal information.
Where the myGov […]
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) is scrapping its planned host of central bank digital currency (CBDC) services due to a reported lack of public interest, according to an initial report from Asia Times. Among other things, this means one aspect of Japan will remain unchanged since the Japanese bubble economy of the […]
