Stakeholders fear deadline for linking biometric ID to SIM cards in Nigeria won’t be met
One of the major subjects dominating discussions in Nigeria at the moment is the move by the federal government to…
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Barbados hopes digital ID card rollout helps COVID-19 contact tracing, Belgium restarts issuance
The Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has said she believes fast-tracking the introduction of a new multipurpose digital ID…
Biometric payment card first highlights fast start to year of mass adoption
Biometric payment cards start 2021 with a bang after their progress was closely followed in the industry for all of…
South Africa considers new biometric child registration policy to fight identity theft
South Africa’s department of home affairs (DHA) has recommended that children again undergo a biometric registration process at the age…
GenKey delivers national biometric ID to Ivory Coast
GenKey has announced the roll-out of biometric national ID cards to aid Ivory Coast in its ongoing digital identity efforts….
Improved digital ID number slip, mobile app to ease Nigeria’s SIM registration
Nigeria’s federal government has moved to ease the procurement of biometrics-backed national identifications numbers (NINs) and the process of linking…
Disruption boosts new markets for biometrics as digital ID undergoes shock evolution
A review of the top article of each month from 2020 on Biometric Update shows the top themes of the…
Cameroon plans to introduce a biometric youth card in 2021, but is it ready?
Cameroon, like a number of other countries across Africa, is gradually delving into and embracing biometrics and digital identity. This…
Malaysian ministry prioritizes security for biometric national digital ID initiative
Malaysian citizens’ data privacy and security will be a main government focus in the implementation of the country’s biometric National…
Togo hopes to launch new biometric ID card in 2021
The minister in charge of digital economy and digital transformation in the West African nation of Togo, Cina Lawson, says…
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