Chams Plc.
Chams Plv is well known for having championed identity management and other major initiatives in Nigeria, including BVN and INEC…
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Czechia to launch national digital ID in January
Digital identity is coming to Czechia. Last week, the country’s government passed an amendment that will pave the way for…
Ethiopia makes Fayda the main credential for civil servants
Ethiopia’s National Identity Program (NIDP) has entered into a partnership with the country’s Federal Civil Service Commission to make the…
Bitkub partners with Thailand’s NDID platform for crypto KYC
Bitkub Exchange, a digital assets trading firm, has partnered with the National Digital Identity (NDID) platform in Thailand for digital…
Nigerian digital ID firm says federal govt partly responsible for $100M loss
A Nigerian digital ID solutions company, Chams Plc., which has provided different services to the country’s federal government in the…
Somalia begins issuing new biometric digital ID developed with NADRA’s help
Somalia has launched its own biometric identity card system with the head of the government expressing hope it will help…
Tools for Humanity faces tough questions in Kenya Worldcoin inquiry
The standoff between Kenyan officials and crypto-ID firm Worldcoin continues, with both sides raising the stakes to defend their positions….
Nigeria celebrates ID Day with digital ID self-enrollment app launch
Nigeria launched a new app with contactless fingerprint biometrics to allow people to carry out self-service enrollment to the country’s…
Infocert seeking partners for EU border biometrics project
European trust and digital identity services provider InfoCert is seeking partners to work on biometric checks through the EU Digital…
Kenyan rights groups warn digital ID program repeating past mistakes
The Kenyan Human Rights Commission is leading a group of ten civil society groups in responding to the country’s digital…
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