Togo government planning a biometric census of the population
The government of the West African nation of Togo is gearing up to begin a biometric census of the population…
Africa
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Biometric ID cards being issued for civilian gun owners in Kenya
This week Kenya’s Interior Cabinet Secretary Fred Matiang’i announced that all licensed civilian gun holders have until March 18 to…
ID4Africa Identity Council launches as Ambassador ranks grow to record 43
ID4Africa has announced the appointment of Ambassadors from 14 new countries for its 2019 Ambassador class, and will host a…
Gemalto wins contract for biometric border management system in Uganda
The Ugandan Government has awarded Gemalto and its local partner SCINTL a contract to supply a biometric Border Management System…
Mastercard to leverage NuData behavior analysis for untapped African payments market
Mastercard plans to leverage the data analysis technology it acquired in 2017 with NuData Security to address the potential of…
Africa BFSI Innovation Summit 2019
Africa BFSI Innovation Summit 2019 Nairobi, Kenya February 19-20, 2019 Over 200 senior BFSI professionals, including the top CIOs, CISOs,…
Nigeria deploying biometric tech to support flood victims
In an effort to properly identity and assist internally displaced persons (IDP) affected by recent flooding in the country, the…
Sierra Leone Correctional Service deploys biometric registration system from Fix Solution
Fix Solution (SL) Ltd. and the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) collaborated to introduce a biometric registration system for convicted…
Papersoft and Integrated Biometrics selected to address financial inclusion in Nigeria
The Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS) has selected Papersoft and Integrated Biometrics as technology partners under the country’s Financial Inclusion…
Five ECOWAS member states select SPS for biometric national ID cards
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has been carrying out a document standardization project to enable interoperability between…
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