New SIM card registrations with biometric ID number resume in Nigeria
Nigeria’s federal government has lifted a ban on the registration of new SIM cards, with the biometrics-based national identification number…
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GSMA recommends careful digital identity use for more effective subsidy programs
Programs where subsidies for utilities or other essentials can be delivered via a direct link to a digital identity or…
Free GSMA service widens voice biometrics availability for customer authentication
Telecom industry organization GSMA is developing a multimodal solution to address the challenge of biometric authentication in low tech environments…
Massive gender disparities in digital ID systems persist, ID4Africa panel says
ID4Africa reconvened for the fourteenth edition of its livecast, this time with a special focus on Gender Matters in Identity…
Digital ID registration – an influential opportunity for mobile network operators
African governments may want to exploit the business assets of mobile network operators and knowhow in registering users and handling…
Mexico’s national biometric register of mobile phone users proposal advances
The Communications and Transportation Commission of the Chamber of Deputies in Mexico recently approved the proposal amending the Federal Telecommunications…
Idemia brings identity expertise to GSMA digital and financial inclusion initiative
Idemia has joined the newly launched GSMA Inclusive Tech Lab to support the development of innovations and future technologies that…
Civil society and industry tackle issues with biometrics and digital ID for social development
What do we mean by digital identity? Can institutions and governments be trusted to run ID systems? Who should implement…
