Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: politics, ecommerce, Covid-19 biometric capture bans
Covid-19 continues to impact biometric systems across Africa. After initial reports in previous weeks of systems being suspended to reduce…
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Bio-key tech used to enroll fingerprint biometrics of more than 9M customers of South African bank
South Africa’s Capitec Bank Holding Company has enrolled more than 9 million customers with its in-branch biometric client identification system…
Aratek facial recognition terminals reach general availability with official TruFace launch
The TruFace line of facial recognition products from Aratek has reached general availability, with three smart biometric devices that can…
iProov brings remote biometrics to physical locations with cross-platform technology
Biometric identity authentication technology offered for remote transactions by iProov has been launched for cross-platform applications to bring the same…
Idemia’s facial biometric liveness detection technology declared iBeta compliant
Idemia’s biometric liveness detection technology for identity fraud prevention and remote onboarding has been declared iBeta Level 1 and Level…
WFP biometric aid delivery system still not fully launched in Yemen, humanitarian operation in jeopardy
Despite efforts to secure aid delivery with biometrics, United Nations officials say the situation in areas of Yemen controlled by…
Charter Pacific acquires biometric security patents in Securicom liquidation
Charter Pacific has acquired a portfolio of patents for logical and physical access control with biometrics from the liquidator of…
Idex Biometrics expands patent coverage for on-card biometric enrollment
Idex Biometrics has been granted a new patent in the U.S. and registered a utility model patent in Germany, broadening…
The world’s largest employer uses a web-based platform for biometric identity proofing
Download this case study to learn more about how the US Department of Defense uses Aware’s WebEnroll platform on 3,500…
Digital ID in Africa this week: biometric ghost-busting in Ghana, resolving double registration status in Kenya
Kenya dominated digital ID developments this week. What could have been its biggest story – downgrading the new role of…
