Biometric verification reveals 10K ghost workers on Zimbabwe public payroll
The use of biometrics to identify ‘ghosts’ receiving fraudulent payments in Africa continues, with Zimbabwe excising at least 10,000 ghost…
Government Services
News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.
Togo hopes to launch new biometric ID card in 2021
The minister in charge of digital economy and digital transformation in the West African nation of Togo, Cina Lawson, says…
Face biometrics and voice interface coming to Indian government app
India’s Unified Mobile Application for New Age Governance (UMANG) will soon adopt facial recognition for verification using built-in smartphone features,…
MNOs to help register biometrics for digital IDs for Nigerians as alleged agency corruption probed
Mobile telephone network companies operating in Nigeria have been authorized to help establish national identification numbers (NINs) for citizens as…
Croatia, Kyrgyzstan to adopt biometric ID documents, Philippines funds enrollment phase
Under a new amendment to the Identity Card Act, biometric digital identity cards are in development for Croatian citizens. The…
Role of digital ID heightened in many sectors, Economist panelists say
Thought leaders from the private- and public sector convened on December 8 and 9 for a two-day Economist event sponsored…
Veridos receives further order for biometric passports from Botswana
Botswana’s Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs has placed an order for ICAO-compliant passports with embedded biometrics from Veridos,…
DHS submits finalized new immigration biometrics collection rule
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has submitted its finalized new rule for biometrics collection from immigrants to the White…
SingPass introduces biometric face verification, Kofax integrates digital signatures
The Government Technology Agency (GovTech) of Singapore has updated the SingPass platform to allow citizens to verify themselves using facial…
Biometric election solution providers pitch Philippines on remote online voting systems
Biometric technology providers Voatz and Smartmatic will pitch their remote online voting systems as two of four companies being considered by the…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
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