Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: crime and its prevention, Red Cross blockchain
The theme this week shifts to crime. Biometrics are being used in a new national sex offenders register for Nigeria,…
Civil / National ID
Civil ID is used to identify or verify the identity of individuals when interacting with governments, though increasingly it is also used for regulated private industries, such as mobile phone accounts. Government examples of civil ID use could include document issuance, border management, voter registration or employment background checks. Find Civil ID solutions here.
Idemia to supply biometric ID cards to Morocco for online services and transactions
The new biometric national ID smartcard for Morocco will be supplied by Idemia, which announced the deal to supply the…
Goode Intelligence trend report predicts distribution of 3 billion digital identities by 2025
Goode Intelligence expects more than three billion digital identities to be distributed by 2025, according to ‘The Digital Identity Report…
Biometrics benefits push Aadhaar to 92 percent satisfaction rate but exclusion problems remain
Ten years after its launch, Aadhaar identification is held by 95 percent of people in India, and 92 percent of…
Veridos to upgrade Cyprus biometric passport and data collection system
Veridos has won a contract with the Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior of Cyprus to…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric registration of HIV patients in Kenya, new public healthcare scheme in Côte d’Ivoire
Biometrics for healthcare access comes to the fore this week as a new national healthcare scheme in Côte d’Ivoire moves…
Syntizen in talks with Indian state governments to boost data privacy with Aadhaar number redaction
Hyderabad-based Syntizen is currently in talks with multiple Indian State Governments to provide its subsidy management and Aadhaar-masking technologies, The…
Technical issues delay Belarus’ January introduction of biometric passports
In March, Belarus was announcing its decision to push back biometric passports from release in January 2019 to January 2020….
Infineon launches Secora ID security platform for electronic identification documents
Infineon has introduced a new ID security solution, dubbed Secora ID, to ease the execution of electronic identification (eID) document…
Africa digital ID update: biometrics for voter ID in Niger, SIM registration in Liberia and pot farm security in Lesotho
This week sets a good example of the broadening impact of biometrics and digital ID across Africa. Beyond deals for…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Biometric Physical Access Control
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- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
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