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Vietnam has introduced a government decree enabling foreign nationals lawfully residing in the country to obtain electronic identification accounts. The move expands digital access and integrates over 200 types of documents into a national identification app.
Laos has officially phased out its white and green paper identity cards in favour of the LAeID mobile application, consolidating personal documents into a single digital platform accessible via smartphone.
India is implementing a unified customer identification system called CKYC 2.0 across banking, insurance, and investment sectors, allowing customers to access multiple financial products without repeated document submission. The rollout begins in August.
Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham has abandoned a proposed digital identity scheme, redirecting an estimated £1.8 billion toward tackling the country's persistent cost-of-living crisis rather than implementing border controls.