Irish Department of Social Protection, 3M, tackle fraud with facial recognition
The Irish Department of Social Protection has initiated a contract with 3M Ireland to deploy facial recognition technology into department…
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NPP urges Electoral Commission to clarify the status of biometric machines used in Ghana presidential election
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has called on the Electoral Commission in Ghana to clarify the…
African Bank uses Muvoni biometric solutions to combat fraud
Muvoni Biometric & Smartcard Solutions has partnered with African Bank to combat identity fraud with biometrics. The company says it…
Smartmatic, Haiti partner for national biometric civil ID and registry
The government of Haiti has announced it will partner with Smartmatic to modernize the Caribbean country’s civil and identity registry…
Biometric commercial deployments require human factor engineering expertise
Biometrics as a global industry is evolving rapidly. With each passing day, more news sprouts up about countries adopting biometric…
Biometrics to thwart rampant ticket scalping at India’s Western Railway
Fighting increasing concerns of illegal scalpers — or ticket touts — Western Railway in India will introduce fingerprint scanners to…
Nigerian Interior Ministry warns of increase in claims of lost e-passports
Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, Anastasia Daniel-Nwabia, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior of Nigera,…
Alleged biometric voter ID card fraud, poor turnout for tests, complicate election in Ghana
Members of the Western Regional Branch of ‘Nana for President 2012 (NAFOP), a youth wing of the New Patriotic Party…
Morpho, Oberthur Technologies provide ePassports to Finland
Morpho has won an international call for tenders from the Finnish National Police Board to supply the country’s new ePassports,…
Kenya to delay biometric voter enrolment
Kenya’s Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) will delay its scheduled biometric enrolment of voters. Originally, the commission intended to…
