Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme issues nearly one million biometric ID cards
Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme issued over 979,002 of its Eastern region clients with new biometric ID cards, despite the…
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CrucialTec granted patent for under-screen fingerprint sensor
CrucialTec has been granted a patent for new technology to install fingerprint sensors under the display panels of smartphones, according…
India plans unified electronic payment system linked to Aadhaar number
India has begun implementing plans for a centralized electronic payment system and set of APIs designed to encourage the country…
World Bank provides $300m in biometric-enabled cash cards to poorest mothers in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh government signed a $300 million financing agreement with the International Development Association (IDC), the World Bank’s concessional arm…
European Biometrics Symposium
February 25, 2015 London, UK Commercial and technical developments regarding biometrics are following up on each other in a rapid…
Irish police force pilot facial recognition system to identify suspects
For the past three weeks, Irish police force, the Gardai, has been testing facial recognition software that enables victims of…
Philippines government to lease biometric voter verification system for 2016 election
The Philippines’ Commission on Elections (Comelec) announced it will lease a biometric voter verification (VVS) system for its upcoming 2016…
Gulf countries working on developing an integrated biometric database
The six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is working on an integrated biometric database that would allow the nations to share…
UIDAI devises method to recover lost Aadhaar numbers
The Unique Identification Authority of India, which oversees the country’s unique identity project, Aadhaar, has come up with a way…
Swiss firm Crealogix develops fingerprint prototype app for online banking
Swiss software developer Crealogix has created a prototype for a mobile banking application designed to identify users and grant them…
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