Digital Transformation

Digital IDs can disrupt human trafficking industry: TBI
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15 August, 2025

Digital IDs can disrupt human trafficking industry: TBI

While tech such as encrypted payments and dark web sites has fueled human trafficking, other tech such as digital IDs...
Visa tests digital payments at world’s busiest cargo hub
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14 August, 2025

Visa tests digital payments at world’s busiest cargo hub

Visa partnered with Airport Authority Hong Kong and Shanghai Commercial Bank for the pilot, introducing a card-based system targeting freight...
The Philippines could unlock ₱1.8 trillion with AI
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14 August, 2025

The Philippines could unlock ₱1.8 trillion with AI

At Google's recent event, research with Public First was unveiled, claiming AI could add between ₱1.3T ($22B) and ₱1.8T ($31B)...
Vietnam logs 12B transactions; Turkmenistan upgrades customs
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14 August, 2025

Vietnam logs 12B transactions; Turkmenistan upgrades customs

Vietnam’s per capita cashless payments hit $11.3 trillion (26x the country’s GDP) and are now only second to China as...
Congo partners with Singaporean firm for digital ID
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13 August, 2025

Congo partners with Singaporean firm for digital ID

The Democratic Republic of Congo had initially partnered with a French firm for a $1.2B digital ID project, but the...
Malaysia to offer 95% of gov’t services digitally by 2030
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12 August, 2025

Malaysia to offer 95% of gov’t services digitally by 2030

Elsewhere, Indonesia is set to award six contracts within the next 18 months as part of its World Bank-funded ID...