Challenges in Latin American biometric national ID initiatives outlined by Women in Identity
While countries across Latin America have adopted biometrics for their national digital ID schemes, issues with ease of access and…
ID for All
UN Sustainable Development Goal 16.9 calls for legal identity for all by 2030. Read Biometric Update news and in-depth features about digital identity projects in developing countries.
Philippines, Bangladesh enroll biometrics for ID cards to secure voter registration
The Philippines has announced plans to counter election fraud through its own national identity card, reports Philstar. Rosalinda Bautista at…
Ghana procures 75k biometric voter verification devices ahead of elections
One of Africa’s most stable democracies, Ghana, has procured nearly 75,000 devices for verification of the biometric identity of citizens…
Indian state brings fingerprint biometrics to doorstep for pensioners
Pensioners in Hyderabad can now submit their Aadhaar-based and biometrics-enabled digital life verification certificates from home through a doorstep service…
Innovatrics biometric algorithms used in World Bank’s Senegal healthcare project
Innovatrics has been revealed as a partner with Credence ID in the World Bank project for a biometrics-based solution to the…
Biometric voter verification fails to ensure trusted election results in Tanzania
The shockwaves are still being felt after Tanzania’s elections on October 28, with opposition candidates arrested a week after polling…
Biometric national ID card projects advance in Nepal and Croatia
A bid notice for printing and supplying Nepal’s new biometric national identity cards will be issued within three months, The…
Biometric registration for Kenya’s universal health coverage scheme underway
A process to capture the biometric data of an initial number of one million poor Kenyan citizens within the framework…
Credence ID mobile biometrics selected for better patient management in Senegal
Credence ID has announced it has been chosen to deploy its mobile biometrics and credential reading technology for patient identity…
Investigations identify the extent – and limitations – of Semlex’s political networks in Africa
The new offices for Semlex Côte d’Ivoire in the Cocody district of the commercial capital Abidjan Scrutiny of biometric credentials…
