Is Kenya’s ‘big Huduma Namba thing’ being adapted to digital-only ID or dropped for a UPI?
“It is not the work of government to issue IDs; it is the work of government to identify Kenyans,” said…
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MOSIP to push into Latin America, Caribbean with identity council collaboration
MOSIP looks set to supply its identity platform to countries across the Caribbean and Latin America with the signing of…
Face biometrics mandated for SIM card activation in Argentina
Argentina’s telecom industry regulator, the National Communications Entity (Enacom), has called on mobile service suppliers to require biometric identification when…
Regulator accused of inaction as Namibian telco unlawfully collects biometrics
There are concerns in Namibia that the country’s largest mobile communications company, MTC, has been collecting the fingerprint and face…
India expecting gov stack, UPI payments to go global as 7 countries to sign up
Seven countries are expected to sign up with Indian authorities to begin using the India Stack suite of digital public…
Nigeria election agency not ready to further extend deadline for voter ID collection
Authorities have dismissed any calls for a further extension of the current 29 January deadline for registered Nigerians to collect…
Philippines rejects voter registration deadline extension, upgrades IT systems
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the Philippines has denied a possible extension to the biometric voter registration procedures beyond…
Liberian IDs short for vote; could you clear your throat for security?
The math usually looks bad for somebody in the runup to an election, but in Liberia’s case this election year,…
UIDAI calls for clarity, ‘informed consent’ prior to Aadhaar biometrics submissions
The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has unveiled new guidelines for requesting entities (REs) to obtain resident consent on…
Portugal announces new biometric ID card, card issuance ongoing in Syria
Portuguese officials say a newly designed citizen ID card with advanced security features will be rolled out this year. In…
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