MasterCard to introduce facial recognition payment service in Nigeria, says E-PPAN
The Electronic Payment Providers Association of Nigeria (E-PPAN) said that MasterCard would soon launch a facial recognition payment solution in…
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Biometrics in banking, fingerprint and iris authentication in this week’s most popular news
Here’s a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. X-ray camera tech…
Nigeria to link biometric BVN with national ID card by 2016
Nigeria’s federal government has unveiled its plan to link bank customers’ biometrics-enabled bank verification numbers (BVN) with their national identity…
Nigeria works to harmonise biometric data
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) said it had begun collaborating with other federal agencies in the issuance of National…
MTN Nigeria orders $1M in biometrics-based KYC devices from Novateqni
Biometrics and secure payment technologies firm Novateqni Corporation announced a U.S. $1 million order of its biometrics authentication product KYC100…
Nigerian government recommends unified biometric data collection and usage
Upon reading a briefing on the activities of the National Population Commission (NPC), Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari recommended that government…
Nigeria’s Central bank extends biometric identification deadline
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has implemented a four-month extension to the Bank Verification Number (BVN) program, giving Nigerians…
Nigerian government begins biometric verification pilot for civil servants
Nigeria’s Kaduna State government has begun a biometric verification pilot for all civil servants in its employment in an effort…
Credence ID launches biometric ID solutions for banks in Colombia and Panama, signs customer in Nigeria
Credence ID announced it has released a new set of mobile banking solutions and multiple deployments for two undisclosed banks…
Central Bank of Nigeria’s biometric registration sees complications
The Central Bank of Nigeria said that many customers are either unaware of the upcoming mandatory biometric registration or are…
