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Articles By Ayang Macdonald

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.

 

NanoB&K, LoginID partner for FIDO biometrics in Africa financial inclusion program

Subsidiary entities of NanoB&K have integrated LoginID’s FIDO-certified passwordless identity authentication platform with the goal of slashing costs for the…

 

Nigeria continues push to introduce digital tokens, digital ID verification temporarily halted

Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) is going ahead with its plan of introducing tokens for the national identification number…

 

Fluent.ai hires VP Finance to boost funding for edge voice biometrics growth

Canadian voice biometrics solution provider Fluent.ai has handed Jessica Giaccari the role of vice president of Finance as the company…

 

Kenyan telco requires face biometrics for SIM card re-registration

Safaricom, one of the leading mobile telephone network providers in Kenya, is reportedly asking users to visit the nearest Safaricom…

 

Innovatrics upgrades ID document scanning, talks expansion in Guinea and Middle East

The national police in Guinea Conakry are deploying the Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS) from Innovatrics as part of their…

 

Zimbabwe begins biometric voter drive to determine constituency sizes for 2023 polls

A biometric voter registration process to guide the Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) on a planned delimitation exercise in September ahead…

 

Uganda’s digital ID achievements, challenges and prospects

The Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority of Uganda (NIRA), Rosemary Kisembo, says although there is still…

 

China considers legislating face, voice biometric data rules for deepfakes

The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has unveiled draft rules intended to regulate the production and distribution of fakes such…

 

India consults stakeholders on federated digital identity project

A plan has been proposed by India’s government to introduce a new digital ID overarching citizens’ different existing digital IDs…

 

Telpo showcases security prowess at education expo

Telpo says it participated for the sixth time at the China Public Security Expo (CPSE), an event hosted by the…

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