BIO-key to provide biometric authentication platform to Nigerian telecom in $30M deal
BIO-key has announced its first major contract win in Africa since the launch of its new strategy for the continent,…
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ID4Africa rescheduled for October 28 to 30 to ensure full inclusive participation
ID4Africa 2020 has been postponed to October 28 to 30, in order to ensure “a healthy, safe, and highly successful…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: increasing CCTV surveillance, new ID document contracts
Madagascar and Zimbabwe seem to be shifting toward far greater government surveillance with public CCTV networks, according to reports this…
New approaches to identity altering government operations to take the spotlight at ID4Africa 2020
Several large-scale identity projects have been launched in Africa over the past several years, and as many governments consider how…
Banks launch facial biometrics for retail payments in Nigeria and mobile services in South Africa
A pair of banks in Africa are launching authentication with facial biometrics for financial services, one for in-person transactions and…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: savings and costs in Nigeria, divisions in Tanzania, Ghana
Once again, Nigeria dominates the biometrics news agenda in Africa and this week; even a university has resorted to biometric…
Priorities of identity for development in Africa to be debated at ID4Africa 2020
Details on the agenda for the upcoming ID4Africa 2020 annual meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco are being shared in a series…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: mass enrollments, closed borders and system failures
While Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire and Chad either launched or announced mass enrollments for biometric civil registrations, the system in…
Biometrics and digital ID across Africa this week: registration for Nigeria SIMs, Zimbabwe public sector
After much criticism of Kenya’s Huduma Namba scheme, this week there is a call for further use of biometrics to…
ID4Africa 2020 registration open, presentation lineup announced
Registration opens today for ID4Africa 2020, the movement’s sixth annual meeting, which takes place between June 2-4 in Marrakesh, Morocco….
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