Bangladesh to allow some leeway in case of biometric match failure
The Election Commission (EC) in Bangladesh has said it will allow up to 1 percent of voters in each polling…
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MOSIP’s growth examined as Asian digital identity schemes expand in reach, applications
A profile of MOSIP in the Economic Times says the open-source foundational ID system is now up to 71.7 million…
Simprints hiring consultant to evaluate biometrics pilot for young children in Bangladesh
Biometrics non-profit Simprints is seeking a consultant to perform monitoring and evaluation for a trial project to use fingerprints to…
Bangladesh government considers user fee for digital ID verification service
The Bangladesh government may impose a minimal user fee on the country’s digital ID verification service to make the existing…
Veiled Bangladeshi women urge fingerprint biometrics as alternative to photo ID
Members of a Muslim women’s organization in Bangladesh demanded that biometrics be a replacement for photos on national ID documents…
NtechLab moves into Bangladesh with facial recognition partnership
Russian facial recognition developer NtechLab is partnering with Bangladesh’s Ribat Metatech to promote its biometric offering to the South Asian country,…
Bickering follows Nigeria biometric passport issuance halt in UK, process ordered to resume
The decision by Nigeria’s High Commission in London to suspend biometric capture appointments for the issuance of enhanced biometric passports…
Cambodia, Jamaica to roll out digital IDs, Bangladesh plans issuance for farmers
The issuance of digital IDs in Jamaica is expected to begin this year, a government official has announced, following the…
Bangladesh, Kenya, UK opt for biometrics to tackle crime in prisons
Governments are increasingly opting for biometrics and other smart technologies as a way of ramping up security around prisons and…
Updates for financial biometric operations announced in U.S. and Bangladesh
Financial regulators in the United States and in South Asia this week committed to greater protection for the biometric identifiers…
