NADRA Chairman says digital ID crucial component for Pakistan’s innovation journey
The Chairman of the National Database and Registration Authority of Pakistan (NADRA), Dr. Tariq Malik, says the organization is working…
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Governments bringing more biometrics to bear in AML fight
A new biometrics service has been launched by Pakistan’s government, while Taiwanese regulators are updating their rules to include the…
Pakistan launches biometric app for remote registration, onboarding
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority has launched an app to allow users to perform biometric verification on their smartphones,…
Pakistan secures family trees, IDs foreign residents, prepares for electronic voting
A series of developments in Pakistan span a new digital ID card verification system; a way for people to check…
Nxt-ID names new CEO, Identity Strategy Partners hiring analysts
Chia-Lin Simmons has joined Nxt-ID as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors,…
Tariq Malik returns to lead Pakistan digital ID efforts amid biometrics leadership appointments
In a flurry of new hires, NADRA has returned its former head, Mitek Systems has appointed a new board member…
1.4M Afghan refugees in Pakistan to receive new biometric ID cards
Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has begun issuing biometric identity smartcards to the 1.4 million Afghan refugees already…
Pakistani non-profit and NADRA partner on customer biometrics for financial services access
The Sustainable Access of Financial Capital Opportunities (SAFCO), a not-for-profit financial services company in Pakistan, has partnered up with the…
Pakistan deploys facial recognition to secure borders, biometric prisoner identification ordered
Pakistan Customs will put in place a National Targeting Centre (NTC) using biometrics to identify and profile risky goods and…
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…
