Biometrics from birth – South Africa seeks to end child trafficking, welfare fraud
The government of South Africa is investigating biometric technologies and policies to introduce biometrics for infants to tackle child trafficking…
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Move by Liberia to introduce biometrics in 2023 elections meets stonewall
In what looks like a denouement to a long-running standoff related to the introduction of biometrics during Liberia’s 2023 presidential…
Digital identity evaluation tools to be turned on Africa
Coinciding with events for International ID Day, the Digital Identities Design and Uses project is launching an evaluation of digital…
Turing Institute on Trustworthy Digital Identity: is the medium overshadowing the message?
The Alan Turing Institute’s inaugural conference on trustworthy digital identity explored the risks to vulnerable populations faced with digital identity…
Liberian Senate seeks consensus on introduction of biometrics for 2023 election
Liberia’s Senate has called on its Joint Committee on Autonomous Agencies and Ways, Means, Finance and Budget to meet with…
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…
International ID Day 2021: beyond the core and ID as an ‘existential right’
International ID Day on 16 September will see the digital identity cause begin a move to the mainstream, explore what…
Facial recognition forecast at $8.5B in 2025, biometric payment cards breaking out
Signs of market strength for biometric payment cards and facial recognition are prominent among the week’s most-read articles on Biometric…
Mastercard partnership to capture biometrics of 30 million Africans
A joint venture by Mastercard’s Community Pass and its partner Paycode aims to capture the biometrics of 30 million individuals…
World Bank official proposes digital identity steps to drive inclusion in West, Central Africa
The World Bank Vice President for Western and Central Africa, Ousmane Diagana, says the continent has strong digital growth potential,…
