FBI warns of SIM swap surge, Veridas outlines biometrics fix
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has recently issued an official alert (Number I-020822-PSA) warning against the dangers of…
SIM card registration
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Afghanistan goes for biometric SIM registration to fight crime
The growing wave of crimes committed using mobile phones has pushed the government in Afghanistan to consider the registration and…
Kenyan telco requires face biometrics for SIM card re-registration
Safaricom, one of the leading mobile telephone network providers in Kenya, is reportedly asking users to visit the nearest Safaricom…
Ghana to address challenges slowing ongoing biometric SIM re-registration
The Board of Directors of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and mobile telephone operators in Ghana have agreed on a…
Why are one-time passcodes so hard to give up?
By Stuart Neal, General Manager Identity, Boku A recent survey conducted in the UK discovered that, among those who celebrate,…
Track record of biometric Ghana SIM re-registration provider comes under scrutiny
At a time when many Ghanaians have been expressing frustration with the biometric capture process for a government-ordered SIM card…
Ghanaians cry foul over stressful biometric SIM re-registration experience
Many Ghanaians who have to stand on long queues to have their biometrics captured for the SIM re-registration drive directed…
Nigerian digital ID tokens criticized as NIN-SIM linkage deadline extended yet again
For the ninth time, Nigeria’s federal government has extended, by three months, the deadline for citizens to link their biometrics-backed…
Pakistan turns to fingerprint liveness detection to shut down fraudulent SIM business
Stolen fingerprints in Pakistan have pushed the government to deploy live finger detectors. Government regulator the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority will…
Pakistan launches digital wallet for financial inclusion on back of biometric SIM registry
Pakistan’s government has unveiled a plan to bring 50 million people into the financial system by leveraging the country’s biometric…
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