Nigerian digital ID registrations reach 66M, SIM linkage deadline extended
Nigeria’s federal government says at least 66 million citizens and legal residents have now completed the enrollment of their biometrics…
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Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana share digital ID success stories in ID4Africa Livecast
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VerifyMe Nigeria’s VeriFind surpasses 200K address verifications for KYC, AML in 2021
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Identity expert dissects biometric authentication failures and how to overcome them
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Philippines seeks financial inclusion, digital ID expected to reach 50M this year
Filipino authorities have projected that up to 50 million citizens will be registered for the biometrics-embedded PhilID card by the…
Biometrics investment continues as global market forecast to surpass $84B by 2026
Ondato has extended its seed funding round by €3.6 million (approximately US$4.2 million) in the latest biometrics investment announcement, just as…
U.S. Senate Bill seeks protection for biometrics, other AI data
Data collected through Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based systems including face biometrics technologies could soon get better protection in the United States…
Saudi Arabia plans imminent rollout of biometric passport, UAE hits 2M digital IDs
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is planning to introduce a biometric passport in the coming months with advanced security features…
Hitachi trials vein biometrics to verify vaccination records
A group comprising workers from three institutions namely, Kajima Corporation, Hitachi and Kyushu University, says it is conducting a pilot…
Biometric verification for currency buyers in Pakistan begins despite calls for delays
The National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA) has activated the system to enable the biometric verification of all…
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