EU border control aid and connections to biometrics contractors alarm Privacy International
A relatively low-profile biometrics provider is receiving funds supplied as aid by the EU to help build ‘mass biometric systems’…
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Mastercard admits mobile and biometric fintechs to Start Path accelerator
Mastercard has revealed ten startups that will join its Start Path program to develop innovative solutions related to financial inclusion,…
Mobile biometrics prominent as ID4Africa unveils themes for Marathon of Innovations
ID4Africa has unveiled ‘Identity Management Tools for a World in Crisis’ as the overall event theme of its live virtual…
Idemia renews Mauritania contract, signs deal with AOI for biometric device production in Egypt
Idemia has seen its contract with Mauritania’s Ministry of Interior extended for the production of secure documents including identity papers,…
Ghana procures 75k biometric voter verification devices ahead of elections
One of Africa’s most stable democracies, Ghana, has procured nearly 75,000 devices for verification of the biometric identity of citizens…
Next Biometrics receives production order for FAP20 fingerprint readers for NCS in Singapore
Next Biometrics announced it has received an initial order from NCS to design and build a new, customized fingerprint reader….
Innovatrics biometric algorithms used in World Bank’s Senegal healthcare project
Innovatrics has been revealed as a partner with Credence ID in the World Bank project for a biometrics-based solution to the…
Biometric voter verification fails to ensure trusted election results in Tanzania
The shockwaves are still being felt after Tanzania’s elections on October 28, with opposition candidates arrested a week after polling…
Biometric registration for Kenya’s universal health coverage scheme underway
A process to capture the biometric data of an initial number of one million poor Kenyan citizens within the framework…
Credence ID mobile biometrics selected for better patient management in Senegal
Credence ID has announced it has been chosen to deploy its mobile biometrics and credential reading technology for patient identity…
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