Rwanda launching digital identity, biometrics enrollment with $8.5M budget
The government of Rwanda is investing 12.2 billion Rwandan francs (approximately US$8.5 million) in the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year to…
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Fintechs crucial to trust needed for financial inclusion: Rwanda Stock Exchange CEO
The growing emergence of fintechs in Africa represents major hope for the continent’s financial inclusion efforts. However, one serious problem…
Rwanda seeks supplier for automated multimodal biometric authentication system
The Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) has announced that it is receiving bids for the implementation of an Automated Multi-modal…
Rwanda conducts pilot to implement biometric SIM registration, verification
Rwanda plans to become one of the countries in African where SIM cards are biometrically registered or verified. Before then…
Africa’s digital ID experiences yield lessons on engaging stakeholders, open standards
There is significant progress in the implementation of legal and digital identity systems in Africa, but there is a barrage…
Rwanda receiving bids for digital ID core software development
Rwandan lawmakers have received updates that bidding has been opened to select a contractor for the development of the country’s…
Nigeria, Rwanda use digital ID for social welfare payments
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu recently directed officials to use the national digital ID system to enable the accurate identification of…
Biometric enrolment for Rwanda’s digital ID program imminent, says ICT Minister
Rwanda’s Minister of ICT and Innovation Paula Ingabire recently shared updates on the work that is done by the government…
Rwanda’s planned digital ID could both increase and decrease exclusion
Some digital ID project researchers say the plan by Rwanda to implement a biometric digital ID card in the next…
Rwanda seeks contractor to digitize civil registration archiving system
Rwanda has launched a call to tender for the digitization of the country’s civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) archiving…
