Biometric verification required for Namibian pension fund recipients
Namibia’s Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) now requires that recipients receiving a monthly pension benefit from GIPF register their biometrics…
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Namibia makes the switch to biometric passports
In an effort to fulfill International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) requirements, Namibia is now only issuing biometric passports, or ePassports,…
ID4Africa to hold document and credential symposium at Namibia event
ID4Africa has announced that its annual event will feature a special document and credential security symposium. The symposium, entitled “DocSec”…
Namibian Biometric Research Lab publishes list of biometric e-voting criteria ahead of presidential election
The Biometric Research Laboratory has published a list of electronic voting selection criteria, ahead of Namibia’s upcoming biometric election. According…
Namibia unveils biometric machine for voter registration
Namibia is planning to use a biometric voter registration system for its upcoming election and the country’s electoral commission has…
International ID Day 2021 seeks mainstream recognition with art, friends and tokenization
Today, September 16, is International ID Day, the day adopted by the ID4Africa Movement to promote the importance of legal…
Shufti Pro, OneSpan, BioID biometrics selected for remote authentication
Several biometric services providers have announced new partnerships this week. Shufti Pro has partnered with development company Rockers Technology to…
Opportunity knocks for decentralized ID, biometric payment cards, health passes, and birth registration
New partnerships announced on decentralized ID and biometric payment cards shook up the industry this week, with Microsoft signing up…
Infant biometrics nearing practicality for birth registration, but technical and legal challenges remain
Significant progress is being made towards the capability of including biometrics with birth registration records, but significant concerns persist, the…
Dr. Joseph Atick argues for new legal identity definition based on traceability on ID4Africa Livecast
A new definition for legal identity has been unveiled during the latest ID4Africa Livecast by the Movement’s Executive Chairman Dr. Joseph…
