How Malawi established a biometric national ID system at breakneck speed
Just three years ago, Malawi was without a national registry or ID system and had little in the way of…
Search Results for: Malawi
Biometrics support financial services efficiency in Malawi, Nigeria and Ghana as UNHCR ramps up in Niger
The biometrics business continues as normal in parts of Africa. A new ePassport agency opens in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, despite…
Biometrics for charity in Nigeria, electoral audit demand in Malawi, WURI funding for West Africa
While in recent weeks the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to the disabling of biometric systems based on fears of spreading…
Opportunity overview for Kenya and Malawi: differing prospects for digital ID and mobile money in welfare provision
Two East African nations fared very differently in how they use mobile phones for distributing welfare payments, according to a…
Developments in biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: Malawi election nullified, lack of funds in Uganda
The result of Malawi’s first biometric election, held in May 2019, has finally been nullified by a panel of judges,…
Malawi bank integrates biometric National ID system for KYC checks
Malawi’s FDH Bank is the first in the country to integrate the biometric National Registration Bureau (NRB) National Identity database…
Malawi pushing ahead on biometrics-based voter registration plan
Malawi is shifting from paper-based identity documents for voter registration to a biometrics-based system to be put in place before…
9M enrolled in Malawi identity program
Nine million Malawians have been successfully registered in the country’s nationwide identity program using biometric registration kits from Laxton Group….
Malawi rolling out national ID project, introducing biometric voter registry for 2019 elections
In an effort to conduct trouble-free elections, the Chairperson of the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) revealed that a biometrics-based voter…
NovaTeqni to develop biometrics solution for Malawi tobacco farming industry
Biometrics and secure payment technologies firm NovaTeqni Corporation announced that it has won a contract to develop, supply and maintain…
