Idemia, Nodeflux, NEC earn certs for biometric products, performance
Biometrics vendors namely, Idemia National Security Solutions (Idemia NSS), computer vision technology company Nodeflux and NEC Asia Pacific, have each…
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Ayang Macdonald is a freelance journalist based in Yaounde, Cameroon. He boasts 10 years of professional experience in journalism in which he has a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Buea in South western Cameroon. He is a versatile reporter with interest in ICTs, innovation, digital entrepreneurship, defense and military, politics, economy, health and environment, humanitarian issues and sports.
Pakistan safe city project stalls with nearly 1K facial recognition cameras not functioning
Since it was rolled out in 2016, the Lahore safe city project in Punjab province has been facing major challenges,…
Precision Biometric, Crunchfish to pilot mobile, offline retail payments in regulatory sandbox
Swedish gesture recognition and digital payments solution provider Crunchfish and one of India’s largest private banks, HDFC Bank, have been…
NADRA pairs with 1Link to introduce digital payments platform for financial inclusion
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has concluded a partnership agreement with digital payments solution provider 1Link to enable…
UAE launches new generation biometric passport, Afghanistan to up processing capacity
The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently launched the third generation of its biometric passport, alongside a trial…
African nations must implement safeguards against humanitarian digital ID risks: researcher
African countries must put in place policies to ensure that personal data such as biometrics collected for humanitarian purposes are…
Nigeria, Rwanda progress in national childbirth registration programs
Countries around the world appear to be making some progress on their efforts of meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development…
VerifyMe Nigeria begins international expansion, rolls out digital ID orchestration platform
Lagos-based digital ID verification company VerifyMe Nigeria has developed an API infrastructure and data services platform dubbed QoreID for businesses…
Nigeria, Togo pushing for personal data protection regulations
Stakeholders in Nigeria are rallying their efforts to ensure that the draft data protection regulation in the country, still pending…
Experts say better understanding of regulatory environment vital for KYC compliance
Four fintech experts drawn from Nigeria and Ghana are unanimous that meeting know your customer (KYC) compliance exigencies requires a…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection