Finger vein recognition and government programs top this week’s biometrics and digital ID news
Less common biometrics like finger vein and hand geometry recognition made more top headlines than usual this week, and governments…
Africa
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Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigeria’s expanding biometric web, pros and cons of national ID
Developments this week highlight the divide between African nations in terms of the level of maturity of their digital ID…
Nigeria to receive $433M from World Bank for biometric national ID registration
The World Bank is pouring $433 million (N1.5 trillion) in support into the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) of Nigeria’s…
Digital ID in Africa this week: Nigeria extends biometric registration, Kenyan groups call for scrutiny
With the biggest digital ID job to do in Africa in terms of population size, Nigeria dominates the identity agenda…
NEC shares biometrics expertise with UN’s World Food Programme
NEC Corporation has signed a strategic technology partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP) to share its know-how in biometric…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for tea workers, financial inclusion with a thumbprint
A new scheme launching in Sierra Leone could rapidly increase the proportion of the population with bank accounts as set…
Uganda invests $126M in CCTV with facial biometrics from Huawei
Uganda has agreed to purchase a CCTV system with biometric facial recognition from Huawei for $126 million to reduce violent…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric bank cards, birth registrations up, ePassport problems
The importance of biometric legal identity from birth is something of a theme this week as UNICEF pushes the concept…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometrics for ECOWAS free movement, widespread passport reform
Neighbors Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire have come to the fore this week. The two members of the Economic Community of…
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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