PhilSys biometric collection timeline set, bill proposes electronic voter registration system
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) will start collecting fingerprints, photographs and iris biometrics from registrants to its Philsys national ID…
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Huduma Namba digital ID cards to go into production as 2022 election issues raised
After a mass registration exercise to capture the nation’s biometrics for the ambitious Huduma Namba unique identifier number, the program…
Ecosystem approach could accelerate biometric enrollment in Nigeria
Nigeria’s goal to enroll the biometrics of all citizens to provide digital identity is possible to achieve in even less…
Innovatrics biometrics remove 200,000 ineligible voters from electoral rolls in Guinea
The use of facial recognition technology from Innovatrics in Guinea’s biometric voter registration program has allowed the system to be reused…
Philippines biometric national ID system pre-registration to start in Q4, prioritize the unbanked
Pre-registration for the Philippine Identification System (PhilSys) could start as early as October according to Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Chua,…
Idemia biometrics secures Africa’s largest welfare transfer system as Nigeria unites identity-handling agencies
Potentially big developments in biometrics this week in Nigeria as the agency managing Africa’s largest national identity program is moved…
UnifyID gait recognition API provides passive behavioral biometrics capabilities for mobile developers
UnifyID has launched a behavioral biometric authentication capability for mobile devices based on gait recognition to provide frictionless security for developers…
Santander Mexico rolls out Integrated Biometrics’ fingerprint scanners to register millions of customers
Integrated Biometrics’ Kojak fingerprint scanners have been implemented by Santander Bank in Mexico for enhanced protection against identity theft and…
Digital payment through biometric identification for a cash-free world
This is a guest post by Deepak Gupta, CTO and Co-founder of LoginRadius. Verifying a person’s identity using their biometric…
Government biometrics programs and national ID card contracts in Africa need more transparency
This week’s events show a wide variance in the success of biometrics projects, and the diverse nature of digital ID…
