Biometric verification failing for some government crisis grant recipients in India and Pakistan
Postal workers in the Hisar region of India’s Haryana State have delivered 19.4 million Rupees (roughly US$260,000) directly to recipients…
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India and Pakistan use national biometric systems to secure cash relief distribution
The Indian government’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) welfare program has released more than INRs 280 billion (roughly US$3.66…
As governments leverage biometrics in COVID-19 responses, public and rights advocates ambivalent
Countries around the world are employing biometrics to help navigate the difficulties presented by the coronavirus pandemic and the social…
Iris biometrics from IrisGuard to enable paperless disbursement of refugee cash aid in Egypt
IrisGuard has partnered with Egypt National Post (ENPO) and the UNHCR to deploy its biometric mobile platform EyePay Cash to…
Simprints wins World Bank ID4D Mission Billion Challenge with toolkit for registration consent
Simprints has won the World Bank’s ‘Mission Billion Challenge’ with an open source toolkit for enabling meaningful informed consent with…
IRS’s internal taxpayer authentication IT remains problematic, report says
In January 2017, just months before the April 6 hearing on Internal Revenue Security (IRS) by the House Committee on…
Alibaba division Ant Financial raises $4.5B in private funding round
Ant Financial (its official name is Zhejiang Ant Small & Micro Financial Services Group), the financial division of Alibaba that…
Ohlthaver & List using Fujitsu biometrics system to secure SAP data
Ohlthaver & List, Namibia’s largest privately held group of companies outside of the mining sector, employing over 5,500 people in…
Biometrics in healthcare, banking and counter-terrorism trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Healthcare Intent…
Nearly 200,000 Aadhaar cards stuck in post
Nearly 200,000 Aadhaar cards and smart cards have been piling up across post offices in the region surrounding the western…
