Nigerian ID card with branded Mastercard logo draws backlash
The Nigerian government’s decision to brand its new electronic national identity card with MasterCard’s logo has drawn a significant backlash…
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Top biometrics news stories, week ending September 7
Here’s a recap of most popular and noteworthy biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Biometrics Week…
Nigeria to issue national Mastercard-branded biometric ID cards
Nigerian Identity Management Commission (NIMC) announced it has launched the eID pilot program, issuing MasterCard-branded identity cards with electronic payments…
Osun State, Nigeria government to issue biometric ID card for public school students
The government of Osun State in Nigeria is issuing a new smart identity card integrated with biometrics to all public…
Nigerian banks plan to collect customer biometrics harmed by poor logistics
Just a couple months before commercial banks in Lagos, Nigeria were intending on launching the early stages of Bank Verification…
Top biometrics news stories, week of June 15
Biometrics Week in Review: Aadhaar issues, Nigeria sets guidelines for biometric databases, NSA comments on using facial recognition on American`s,…
Nigerian government issues guidelines for biometric databases
Nigeria’s federal government issued guidelines for the implementation of a presidential directive that criticized the development of multiple biometric databases in…
VeriFone Mobile Money and Teasy Mobile to widen mobile money services in Nigeria, add biometrics
VeriFone Mobile Money has been selected by Nigeria’s Teasy Mobile to widen mobile money services, and introduce mobile biometrics POS systems into…
Nigeria nixes plans for biometric election
The chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission in Nigera has announced that the country will not use biometric technology for…
Nigerian engineers push for biometrics in upcoming election
Nigeria could become the next African country to use biometric technology to enroll voters and count votes on election day….
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