Failures in digital ID: Yoti Fellows on South Africa, Argentina, India
The first three Digital Identity Fellows from a fellowship scheme launched in 2019 by Yoti have submitted their final reports,…
ID for All
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Biometric claims processing by Malawi health insurance firm yields progress one year on
MacDonald Wella, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of WEMAS, a Malawian health insurance firm which uses biometrics to process insurance…
One fewer holdout on India’s biometrics-linked food distribution network
The populous Indian state of Delhi decided this week to participate in a ration card program linked to the nation’s…
Ghana to become first country to use contactless biometrics in national vaccination program
The Ghana Health Service in partnership with Gavi and Arm will begin a biometric-based national vaccination program in October 2021…
Alleged hack of Kenya’s Biometric Voter Registration system denied by electoral agency
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) Chief Wafula Chebukati has rejected claims that the country’s Biometric Voter Registration (BVR)…
Millions excluded as Uganda uses national digital ID system for emergency COVID welfare
Ugandans face exclusion from emergency relief during a COVID-19 lockdown as cash payments are being made via the national biometrics-based…
Liberia elections commission, Senate bicker over biometrics introduction for 2023 polls
Plans by Liberia’s National Elections Commission (NEC) to introduce biometric voter registration ahead of the 2023 polls as well as…
Biometric verification allows ‘dignified’ distribution of 6.4M meals to Rohingya refugees
The Bangladesh part of the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign has been completed, allowing 36,000 refugees to purchase food from camp…
Philippines digital ID project on track for 2021 target as Step 1 registration tops 37M
Authorities in the Philippines are optimistic the target set this year for registration for the national digital ID card (PhilID)…
Sri Lanka partners with MOSIP to develop its digital ID ecosystem
The Government of Sri Lanka is using MOSIP to design and develop its foundational digital ID system and prepare a…
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