Population scale ID verification in focus at ID4Africa 2023
The various options available when it comes to identity verification at population scale for access to services, the challenges as…
public-private partnerships
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Nigeria to set up digital CRVS system with $11M private sector funding
Nigeria’s federal government recently approved plans to digitize birth and death registrations and the sum of 5.3 billion Naira (US$11.5…
Users report hassles with Cameroon biometric visa portal
Some applicants logging onto the dedicated portal for Cameroon’s biometric visas have been reporting glitches with the system which went…
Cameroon biometric visa system now functional
Hundreds of biometric visas have already been issued by different diplomatic services of Cameroon since the online application system went…
Armenia introduces new biometric passport issuance system, Albania choses new supplier
After halting the issuing of biometric passports last year until early 2024, Armenia has announced a new system for issuing…
Thailand’s blockchain digital ID infrastructure – an ecosystem in an ID ecosystem
Thailand is progressing rapidly with enrollment into its blockchain-based biometric digital identity infrastructure operated by the National Digital ID Company Limited (NDID),…
Thales, Idemia, Veridos reportedly jostle for mega biometric ID card contract in DR Congo
Some big names in the biometrics and digital ID space such as French giants Idemia and Thales and Germany’s Veridos…
Private sector involvement in ID verification: successes, failures and inaction
Public-private partnerships can play an important role in deploying elements of digital identity, if not the entire scheme. Bringing in…
Pangea signs $70M biometric contract with Congo
Israeli firm Pangea has been awarded a government contract by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) worth more than $70…
Mastercard digital identity network plans detailed at Authenticate 2022
“My business is actually responsible for building a new network for Mastercard: the identity network,” Mastercard SVP of Digital Identity…
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