Biometric verification failing for some government crisis grant recipients in India and Pakistan
Postal workers in the Hisar region of India’s Haryana State have delivered 19.4 million Rupees (roughly US$260,000) directly to recipients…
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Pakistan mobile providers request lower biometric verification fees from NADRA
One of the first orders of business of a new industry group for mobile network operators in Pakistan is having…
India and Pakistan use national biometric systems to secure cash relief distribution
The Indian government’s Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) welfare program has released more than INRs 280 billion (roughly US$3.66…
NADRA biometric verifications rolled back for mobile banking, seniors
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is asking commercial banks in the country to disable biometric user verification through…
Kwick High Tech innovation supports massive biometrics programs
Some of the most ambitious biometric regulations in the world are taking place in Pakistan, where the government has determined…
Pakistan’s biometric verification of SIMs leads to 16% decline in teledensity
Following the Pakistan government’s Biometric Verification System (BVS) drive, cellular companies have seen a loss of 25.375 million subscribers, while…
Pakistan government verifies 53 million SIMs via biometric system
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority chairman Syed Ismail Shah recently confirmed that more than 53 million mobile phone SIMs have been verified…
Biometric verification system for SIM card issuance hurting sales for Pakistani telecoms
Since Pakistan’s government forced SIM card activations to be biometrically verified through the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) database,…
Election Commision of Pakistan says implementing a biometric system for polling would take six months
With the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government election set for November 15th, Election Commission of Pakistan officials met last week to discuss…
Pakistan considers biometric-based e-voting, installs biometric system at airports
Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) director Burhan Rasool recently said that biometrics-based electronic voting is definitely possible in Pakistan as…
