Kenya issues digital ID cards to minority community after decades of ordeal
Members of a ‘stateless’ community in Kenya known as the Shona have received digital ID cards from the Kenyan government,…
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Biometric ID cards being issued for civilian gun owners in Kenya
This week Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced that all licensed civilian gun holders have until March 18 to…
Cambridge launches initiative to align, improve digital identity regulations
A new initiative has been launched by University of Cambridge this week to help foster effective regulation of digital identity…
Mastercard, Visa launch initiatives to expand access to digital banking, drive growth
What do global payments and football have in common? Danish goalkeeping legend Peter Schmeichel can tell you. In a new…
Kenya announces more national ID reforms to facilitate service access
The Cabinet Secretary for Interior of Kenya, Kipchumba Murkomen, has disclosed that more reforms are on the way in the…
New biometric capture not authorized for Kenya SIM registration, govt clarifies
The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has explained that it has not authorized telecommunications companies in the country to collect…
Nigeria intends to boost universal health coverage drive with digital ID
The National Health Insurance Authority of Nigeria (NHIA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Identity Management…
Mastercard extends Smile ID KYC partnership to continue financial inclusion push
A strategic commercial partnership between Mastercard and South Africa-based Smile ID to accelerate the adoption of digital ID in Africa…
Dynamism of digital ID adoption defies easy description
Trinsic counts over 5 billion digital IDs issued around the world so far. But they are highly fragmented between public…
Philippines to introduce biometric identity verification for online gambling
The Philippines is finalizing new rules to mitigate harms from gambling, including the introduction of biometric identity verification, including facial…
