Africa’s digital payments landscape needs interoperability, inclusivity
An expert and key actor in Africa’s digital payments sector, Mohamed Elbelamachi, has hailed the significant progress the continent has…
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ROC partner Vigilate AI tapped to stop SIM, ID fraud in South Africa
There’s a growing wave of identity theft and SIM swap fraud incidents in South Africa, and the country’s major telco,…
IGF discussions advance push for interoperable digital ID in Africa
In the past, there’ve been calls, including from UNECA, for a unique African interoperable digital ID which can be used…
Need for speed in removing barriers to birth registration, ID integration in Africa
Speakers on two panels dedicated to birth registration early on Day 3 of the ongoing ID4Africa 2025 AGM in Addis…
ID4Africa 2026 AGM will take place in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
Cote d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan, will be the venue of the 2026 edition of ID4Africa’s Annual General Meeting (AGM). The…
Xperix to reveal ultra-compact FAP 60 biometric scanner at ID4Africa 2025
Xperix is expanding its portfolio of fingerprint biometric scanners with the introduction of a new optical FAP 60 scanner the…
WISeKey in talks with several African govts for digital ID systems rollout
Swiss digital ID provider WISeKey has announced that it is negotiating with an undisclosed number of African governments for the…
Synthetic identities drive need for enhanced fraud prevention in Africa
A comprehensive new report from identity verification vendor Smile ID digs into critical digital identity fraud trends across Africa. A…
CMU-Africa digital ID hackathon round 2 open; MOSIP blog reveals round 1 winners
The series of digital ID hackathons hosted by Carnegie Mellon University Africa’s Upanzi Network and MicroSave Consulting, with MOSIP as…
MOSIP seeks closer engagement with 16 African countries
Southern African countries could be getting a boost to their national identity systems. India’s Modular Open-Source Identity Platform (MOSIP) is…
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