Biometric system for vehicle sale in Pakistan’s Punjab faces forgery issues
Complaints have emerged in the Pakistani state of Punjab that a biometric verification system put in place by the state…
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Pakistan’s digital ID authority drops paper files with new operations system
“We are heading towards becoming a non-bureaucratic organization,” announces Tariq Malik, chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of…
8M overseas Pakistanis register for digital ID, pensioners face more biometric checks
More than 8.2 million Pakistanis abroad who hold the National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (NICOP) have registered with the…
Jamaica plans biometric ID card issuance pilot, Pakistan and Vietnam upgrade systems
Jamaica has announced that it will begin issuing national ID cards through the National Identification System (NIDS) as from the…
Digital ID applications grow in Pakistan, but obstacles remain: State Bank exec
The adoption of digital ID technologies in Pakistan’s financial system is growing, but there are still some obstacles in both…
Contactless biometrics app to play key role in Pakistan’s digital wallet rollout
Pakistan is claiming a world’s first for using contactless biometrics on mobile devices to enroll individuals to its national ID…
Pakistan government and UNHCR complete biometric registration drive for Afghan refugees
The United Nations is trumpeting the success of a drive to register refugees in Pakistan for biometric smartcards, which was…
Pakistan turns to fingerprint liveness detection to shut down fraudulent SIM business
Stolen fingerprints in Pakistan have pushed the government to deploy live finger detectors. Government regulator the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority will…
Birth registrations in Pakistan to get boost from UNICEF and Telenor program expansion
Pakistan’s Sindh Province is receiving a new birth registration system from partners UNICEF and Telenor Pakistan to provide digital identity…
Pakistan launches digital wallet for financial inclusion on back of biometric SIM registry
Pakistan’s government has unveiled a plan to bring 50 million people into the financial system by leveraging the country’s biometric…
