Indian government considers linking Aadhaar with voter records as biometrics use expands
India’s government has increased funding to the Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) by 17 percent to 9.85 billion rupees…
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Biometrics developments and digital ID across Africa this week: Huduma Namba halted, Tanzania SIM shutdown and a sea of opinions
Africa’s most emblematic biometric ID scheme has been halted by the High Court. Kenya’s Huduma Namba must wait until adequate…
Trust Stamp secures Mastercard investment to provide authentication with low connectivity
Trust Stamp has secured a strategic investment from Mastercard to expand on its AI-powered authentication services for developing communities, after…
Humanitarian digital identity tech support program and first partner announced by Yoti
A new tech support program has been launched by Yoti to help humanitarian organizations and humanitarian-focussed startups apply technology to…
Paycode initiates social grant payment system with offline biometrics
Paycode has rolled out a pilot project that enables biometric authentication of social grant payments in Mozambique, the company announced….
UN biometrics program for refugees spreads through Africa and into Asia
Biometrics are being deployed by the United Nations to positively identify refugees worldwide and to make sure aid to them…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: SIM deadline in Tanzania, ZKTeco R&D center, Uganda eKYC
Tanzania is the main story this week for biometrics in Africa as its deadline for biometric SIM registration arrived when…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa: GenKey in Niger, Securiport in CAR, new reseller partner for Daon in SA
Heading into a new decade there’s a clear theme in Africa’s digital ID sphere: looming deadlines. First up is Tanzania’s…
Yoti outlines humanitarian and digital identity research plans in 2020 Social Purpose Strategy
Yoti’s 2020 Social Purpose Strategy has been published by the company. “Social purpose is at the heart of everything” Yoti…
Good practices guide for CRVS and identity management shows global birth registration at 73 percent
A compendium of good practices for civil registration and identity management has been published by the Global Partnership for Sustainable…
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