Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric verification for Somali military pay, SIM registration in Tanzania
African biometric and digital ID issues continue apace both on and off the continent. In Somalia a scheme to use…
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Digital ID in Africa this week: Biometric ID for Guinea, continued ID controversy for Côte d’Ivoire
West Africa comes to the foreground this week in African digital ID news as Guinea announces plans for a comprehensive…
Q&A: HID Global on the African digital identity status quo
As the flagship ID4Africa event opens in South Africa, HID Global talks to Biometric Update about the developments in digital…
Zetes to present on public service delivery and showcase biometric solutions at ID4Africa
Zetes is returning as a Platinum sponsor of ID4Africa for the movement’s fifth annual conference in Johannesburg, South Africa, June…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Huduma Namba lineups, Liberia verification roll out, biometric voting in SA
Governments press ahead across Africa to increase the uptake of digital ID and biometrics. Kenyans lined up ahead of the…
Round Table of African Data Protection Authorities to launch at ID4Africa
ID4Africa will launch the Round Table of African Data Protection Authorities (RADPA) as a side meeting at the movement’s annual…
Togo government planning a biometric census of the population
The government of the West African nation of Togo is gearing up to begin a biometric census of the population…
SPS develops anti-skimming feature for dual interface payment cards
Smart Packaging Solutions (SPS) has introduced a technology to prevent data skimming from dual interface payment cards and reassure hesitant…
Gambia’s biometric ID cards ready for distribution October 1
The Gambian National ID card will be rolled out to the public beginning October 1st, 2018. Adama Barrow, President of…
Nigeria to register biometrics of foreigners who overstay visas
The federal government of Nigeria is unrolling plans to conduct biometric registration of all foreigners who have overstayed their visas,…
