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NADRA Biometrics News
Biometric authentication dramatically cuts flow of smuggled USD into Afghanistan
Mandatory biometric authentication for large cash withdrawals in U.S. dollars have caused the volume of dollar-buying on the open market…
| Oct 25, 2021 | Biometric verification for currency buyers in Pakistan begins despite calls for delaysThe National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA) has activated the system to enable the biometric verification of all… |
| Oct 14, 2021 | NADRA Chairman says digital ID crucial component for Pakistan’s innovation journeyThe Chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA), Dr. Tariq Malik, says the organization is working… |
| Sep 10, 2021 | Governments bringing more biometrics to bear in AML fightA new biometrics service has been launched by Pakistan’s government, while Taiwanese regulators are updating their rules to include the… |
| Sep 1, 2021 | Pakistan launches biometric app for remote registration, onboardingPakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has launched an app to allow users to perform biometric verification on their smartphones,… |
| Aug 25, 2021 | Pakistan secures family trees, IDs foreign residents, prepares for electronic votingA series of developments in Pakistan span a new digital ID card verification system; a way for people to check… |
| Jun 22, 2021 | Nxt-ID names new CEO, Identity Strategy Partners hiring analystsChia-Lin Simmons has joined Nxt-ID as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors,… |
| Jun 9, 2021 | Tariq Malik returns to lead Pakistan digital ID efforts amid biometrics leadership appointmentsIn a flurry of new hires, NADRA has returned its former head, Mitek Systems has appointed a new board member… |
| May 28, 2021 | 1.4M Afghan refugees in Pakistan to receive new biometric ID cardsPakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has begun issuing biometric identity smartcards to the 1.4 million Afghan refugees already… |
| Mar 16, 2021 | Pakistani non-profit and NADRA partner on customer biometrics for financial services accessThe Sustainable Access of Financial Capital Opportunities (SAFCO), a not-for-profit financial services company in Pakistan, has partnered up with the… |
| Oct 15, 2020 | Pakistan deploys facial recognition to secure borders, biometric prisoner identification orderedPakistan Customs will put in place a National Targeting Centre (NTC) using biometrics to identify and profile risky goods and… |
| May 4, 2020 | Biometric verification failing for some government crisis grant recipients in India and PakistanPostal workers in the Hisar region of India’s Haryana State have delivered 19.4 million Rupees (roughly US$260,000) directly to recipients… |
| Apr 14, 2020 | Pakistan mobile providers request lower biometric verification fees from NADRAOne of the first orders of business of a new industry group for mobile network operators in Pakistan is having… |
| Apr 13, 2020 | India and Pakistan use national biometric systems to secure cash relief distributionThe Indian government’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) welfare program has released more than INRs 280 billion (roughly US$3.66… |
| Jul 18, 2019 | NADRA biometric verifications rolled back for mobile banking, seniorsPakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is asking commercial banks in the country to disable biometric user verification through… |
| Apr 20, 2016 | Kwick High Tech innovation supports massive biometrics programsSome of the most ambitious biometric regulations in the world are taking place in Pakistan, where the government has determined… |
| Aug 10, 2015 | Pakistan’s biometric verification of SIMs leads to 16% decline in teledensityFollowing the Pakistan government’s Biometric Verification System (BVS) drive, cellular companies have seen a loss of 25.375 million subscribers, while… |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Pakistan government verifies 53 million SIMs via biometric systemPakistan Telecommunication Authority chairman Syed Ismail Shah recently confirmed that more than 53 million mobile phone SIMs have been verified… |
| Nov 10, 2014 | Biometric verification system for SIM card issuance hurting sales for Pakistani telecomsSince Pakistan’s government forced SIM card activations to be biometrically verified through the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) database,… |
| Nov 2, 2014 | Election Commision of Pakistan says implementing a biometric system for polling would take six monthsWith the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government election set for November 15th, Election Commission of Pakistan officials met last week to discuss… |
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Kwick High Tech innovation supports massive biometrics programs
Some of the most ambitious biometric regulations in the world are taking place in Pakistan, where the government has determined…
