Biometrics support financial services efficiency in Malawi, Nigeria and Ghana as UNHCR ramps up in Niger
The biometrics business continues as normal in parts of Africa. A new ePassport agency opens in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, despite…
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Biometrics for charity in Nigeria, electoral audit demand in Malawi, WURI funding for West Africa
While in recent weeks the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to the disabling of biometric systems based on fears of spreading…
Firms expand African biometrics coverage, COVID-19 aid raises data protection concerns
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across Africa, public and private reactions also continue to develop. Noticeable this week…
Biometrics in Africa this week: Idemia suspension in Kenya overturned, local solutions sought for cybercrime
Kenya’s biometric past and present are covered this week from multiple angles. Its electoral commission will continue to use the…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: BIO-key, Yoti, Simprints, iiDENTIFii and Innovatrics
The coronavirus pandemic is also an opportunity for digital technology, according to the CEO of social enterprise Simprints. Elsewhere, the…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: politics, ecommerce, Covid-19 biometric capture bans
Covid-19 continues to impact biometric systems across Africa. After initial reports in previous weeks of systems being suspended to reduce…
BIO-key to supply biometrics for ecommerce in $45M partnership with Nigerian government agency
BIO-key has partnered with a Nigerian government agency to build secure infrastructure with its biometric software and hardware to facilitate…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa this week: coronavirus fallout, startup funding, Ghana electoral register
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, some African institutions are reacting by suspending fingerprint-based biometric access and attendance systems in the…
BIO-key to provide biometric authentication platform to Nigerian telecom in $30M deal
BIO-key has announced its first major contract win in Africa since the launch of its new strategy for the continent,…
Banks launch facial biometrics for retail payments in Nigeria and mobile services in South Africa
A pair of banks in Africa are launching authentication with facial biometrics for financial services, one for in-person transactions and…
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