26M SIMs still unidentified in Ghana as biometric registration deadline extended again
Ghanaians have been given up to September 30, 2022, to re-register their SIM cards with biometrics or have them indefinitely…
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Biometrics providers face up to misconceptions, reputational harms and transparency barriers
Biometrics’ growth and maturation comes with reassessments and growing pains, as seen in the top headlines of the week on…
Civil registries are important – but how do you persuade the people?
How do civil registries enroll more people? Should they twist people’s arms by making birth certificates compulsory? These were among…
Digital ID, KYC infrastructure critical for digital currency rollout, says IMF
An international agency is urging central banks to help strengthen national digital ID systems and make KYC requirements easier to…
NIPOST plans biometrics, agency banking system to push Nigeria financial inclusion
The Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) is making contributions to the country’s financial inclusion efforts in the form a biometric registration…
Specifications for NZ COVID pass published
New Zealand has published specs for its COVID-19 domestic-use vaccine pass and its verifier. The news comes as worldwide cases…
International ID Day 2021 seeks mainstream recognition with art, friends and tokenization
Today, September 16, is International ID Day, the day adopted by the ID4Africa Movement to promote the importance of legal…
Shufti Pro, OneSpan, BioID biometrics selected for remote authentication
Several biometric services providers have announced new partnerships this week. Shufti Pro has partnered with development company Rockers Technology to…
Opportunity knocks for decentralized ID, biometric payment cards, health passes, and birth registration
New partnerships announced on decentralized ID and biometric payment cards shook up the industry this week, with Microsoft signing up…
Infant biometrics nearing practicality for birth registration, but technical and legal challenges remain
Significant progress is being made towards the capability of including biometrics with birth registration records, but significant concerns persist, the…
