Ghanaians encouraged to complete biometric capture for SIM registration as deadline nears
Some telecommunication service providers in Ghana have begun a partial block of SIM cards which have not been fully registered…
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Biometric SIM registration curbs crime in Ghana, not as effective in Nigeria
Ghana’s Minister of Communications and Digitalization Ursula Owusu says there has been a noticeable drop in SIM card-related fraud in…
Mexican feds can’t mandate biometric SIM registration. Can telcos entice consumers?
AT&T Mexico is offering customers biometric authentication to open and secure their accounts. The identity authentication and digital contract holds…
Biometric SIM card registration ongoing worldwide, but what about Ghana’s ‘final’ deadline?
Biometric identity registration for mobile phone subscribers continues around the world with soft nudges or more stringent changes. In India…
Unregistered SIM blocking: Kenyans get another 60 days, Ghanaians have till end of October
Two countries enforcing SIM blocks for those not yet registered for digital identity have extended their deadlines, and both deny…
Millions of SIM cards in Kenya yet to be registered as deadline nears
There is said to be unease among mobile telephone users in Kenya as almost 14 million active SIM cards across…
Ghana pauses early block on mobile subscribers as biometric SIM registration draws criticism
Telecoms in Ghana have been instructed to stop blocking SIM cards, roughly a week after they were due to begin…
Ghana imposes fee for biometric SIM registration with self-service app
The Ghanaian government is introducing a self-service mobile application, with a fee, to fast-track the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise…
26M SIMs still unidentified in Ghana as biometric registration deadline extended again
Ghanaians have been given up to September 30, 2022, to re-register their SIM cards with biometrics or have them indefinitely…
Lesotho, Namibia join trend of SIM card registration with biometrics
The southern African nations of Lesotho and Namibia have launched campaigns for citizens to re-register their SIM cards with their…
