Next supplies sensors for Chinese partner’s biometric POS terminals in Nigeria
A Chinese customer has placed a 1.7 million Norwegian kroner (approximately US$160,000) order for FAP 20 fingerprint biometric sensors from…
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DPI is the new ‘global tech bet’ and these are the five core motivations for adoption, researchers say
Digital public infrastructure is the new “global tech bet” — except everyone is betting on something different. That is according…
Trust Stamp Denmark chosen for Mastercard’s impact tech partnership program
Identity company Trust Stamp has been chosen as one of the five companies to join the Mastercard Lighthouse MASSIV 2025…
Digital ID community steps up: reflections from MOSIP Connect 2025
If the Modular Open Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) is like a jeepney racing to bring countries to their digital ID…
Tunisia drives digitization agenda forward while navigating risks
Tunisia’s digital transformation has reached a crucial stage with the execution of E-Houwiya, a state-recognized digital identity system. E-Houwiya, a…
Africa must take advantage of South Africa’s G20 presidency to expand DPI gains: Experts
Many African countries are already at full throttle with regard to their digital public infrastructure (DPI) journeys, but governments have…
PNG digital transformation gets boost from Visa, e-signature platform
Economic growth and financial efforts in Papua New Guinea (PNG) will get a significant boost through the next five years…
Nigeria inches towards mandatory citizen registration if new regulation approved
Nigeria is in the process of making registration for national digital ID compulsory for every citizen under any circumstance. This…
UNHCR praises Cameroon’s move towards inclusive legal identity
A recent action by the government of Cameroon to spell out modalities for the issuance of new-generation national ID cards…
African civil registration leaders, ACSA point direction for needed acceleration
There are several countries in sub-Saharan Africa on track to meet the civil and birth registration targets of Sustainable Development…
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