In Bahrain and beyond, digital identity enters the post office
The postman’s motto says that neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet, nor hail shall keep the mail from being delivered….
Africa
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Kenya adds iris biometrics to reused tablets for voter registration
The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) of Kenya will soon resume a Continuous Voter Registration exercise with a plan…
AFSC Summit 2025 – West Africa
AFSC Summit 2025 – West Africa Lagos, Nigeria October 28-29, 2025 The Africa Fraud, Security & Compliance (AFSC) Summit –…
Gates Foundation fuels Senegal’s digital transformation with $10M
Senegal’s digital transformation strategy known by the coinage “New Deal Technologique” is getting a financial boost to the tune of…
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…
Mali introduces new platforms to enhance digital public service access
A system that will produce biometric driver’s licenses and vehicle registration cards is part of several other digital service platforms…
NexG expanding products and regions; secure printing ‘no longer enough’
NexG Bhd has officially launched MyNasional, its proprietary digital identity platform designed to unify biometric eKYC, AI and data intelligence…
Plans for Ghana Card digital wallet rollout in the offing
Ghana has disclosed its intensions of activating the digital payments function on the country’s national digital ID (Ghana Card). Executive…
ID4Africa 2026 AGM to explore digital ID in light of digital public ecosystems
Identity for Development (ID4D) movement, ID4Africa, has unveiled the theme of its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) with a focus…
Djibouti engages Visa, Tech5 for national digital wallet rollout
The Djiboutian government has taken a major step towards enhancing digital inclusion with a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S….
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