Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric verification for Somali military pay, SIM registration in Tanzania
African biometric and digital ID issues continue apace both on and off the continent. In Somalia a scheme to use…
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.
STQC certification opens new opportunities in India for biometrics firm Aratek
Two of Aratek‘s fingerprint scanners have received certification for India’s Aadhaar program. The Aratek A400 capacitive scanner and A600 optical…
Biometrics-based micro-finance provider Satya passes Rs 1B in cashless collections
Biometrics-based authentication provider Satya MicroCapital Limited has surpassed 1 billion rupees (US$15 million) in cashless collections over the past two…
UN rapporteur concerned with biometrics and private data in Irish public services system
Ireland’s public services card (PSC) could become a highly detailed centralized database of intimate personal information, and a potential big…
Secure Identity Alliance announces OSIA Advisory Committee of African government leaders
The Secure Identity Alliance (SIA) has announced the composition of its OSIA Advisory Committee, which will help steer the Open…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba to become virtually compulsory, Ghana gets PKI, Liberia runs out of biometric passports
It’s been two steps forward, one step back for biometrics in Africa this week. Liberia has issued a cancellation notice…
Aadhaar focus of four Yoti Fellowship Programme proposals
Four of the 54 proposals shortlisted by Yoti for its Yoti Fellowship Programme are from India, and propose research on…
Brazil assesses state readiness for national biometric digital ID scheme roll-out
The readiness of Brazilian states for the implementation of the country’s new digital ID scheme are being assessed, including how…
Veridos selected to provide 74M biometric voter ID cards for Mexico
The Mexican Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) has awarded Veridos a contract to design and produce more than 74 million biometric…
Indian Cabinet approves Aadhaar biometrics use for state benefits
State governments in India may soon be able to use Aadhaar biometric verification to target and secure the delivery of…
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