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…
Africa
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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….
Fresh alarm on illegal data harvesting in Nigeria
Digital rights advocacy organization, Paradigm Initiative (PIN), has raised fresh concerns about the surreptitious sale of personal data in Nigeria….
Zambia’s digital govt efforts yield fruits as GWAN initiative reaches rural areas
The Government Wide Area Network (GWAN) project launched by the Zambian government early this year, through the Smart Zambia Initiative,…
Contactable secures $13.5M to scale up digital ID offering across Africa
South African integrated identity platform Contactable says it has raised $13.5 million in financing to expand its onboarding and digital…
Kenya developing DPI roadmap to streamline public service delivery
The Kenyan government is in the process of developing a Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) roadmap which will transform how citizens…
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