South Africa plans biometric database integration to boost digital ID for service delivery
South Africa’s government has approved the Official Identity Management Policy, which would integrate the national population register with the biometric…
Saudi Arabia
Government investments in digital identity and biometrics programs progress around the world
Progress and plans for national digital identity systems and biometric e-government solutions have been announced around the world, including a…
LEAP | Global Tech Event In Saudi Arabia
LEAP | Global Tech Event In Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia February 1-3, 2022 A landmark technology event of national importance…
ZMR now selling Invixium’s IP-enabled biometrics solutions in Saudi Arabia
Invixium announced the signing of a joint distribution partnership with ZMR, Zone of Multi Resources, a security, communications and technology…
Blockchain-based biometric ATM prototype developed for the Saudi Arabian market
Alhamrani Universal, the largest automated teller machine provider in Saudi Arabia, has partnered with ShoCard to develop a biometric ATM…
SITA selected to modernize technology at Saudi Arabia airports
SITA has been selected by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to support the modernization of 26 airports…
Biometrics research briefs: biometric sensors, chip cards, Saudi Arabia market
Biometric sensors The global market for biometric sensors was valued at US$802.2 million in 2015 and is projected to expand…
Saudi Arabia expanding biometric registration of travelers with new modalities
Jawazat, the General Directorate of Passports for Saudi Arabia, is expanding its use of biometrics to facilitate traveler processing and…
Saudi telco blames Q4 loss on biometric identification initiative
Etihad Etisalat (Mobily), Saudi Arabia’s second largest telecommunications operator, blamed a fourth-quarter loss on the cost of implementing a government…
Saudi mobile phone subscribers drop by 3 million due to fingerprint registration
A report by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) revealed that the number of mobile phone subscribers in Saudi…
