Pakistan launches SIM registration crackdown, cross-border payment network
Pakistan is making progress towards improving its digital public infrastructure (DPI) as well as its financial system. In the latest…
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Russian state to collect biometrics of foreigners
Foreigners entering the Russian Federation for a period of more than 90 days will be obliged to submit their biometric…
Malawi’s digital transformation drive faces risks without data protection legislation
Malawi is in full pursuit of its digital transformation drive which includes the construction of a National Data Center with…
SIMs registered to invalid digital IDs deactivated in Pakistan
Authorities in Pakistan have begun blocking SIM cards registered to national digital ID cards found to be invalid or fraudulent…
Nigerians decry duplicative biometric capture for SIM registration, ID cards, SIM-NIN linkage…
The distress of Nigerians over repeated episodes of biometric capture for different identification purposes has been highlighted by local outlet…
Cameroon telcos get ultimatum to ID all SIM holders in regions plagued by security crisis
Mobile telecommunication operators in Cameroon have been given 60 days to thoroughly identify the holders of all SIM cards currently…
Nigerians want SIM-NIN digital ID link deadline extended again
Mobile telecommunications service users are calling on the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to extend the deadline for linking SIM cards…
Telecoms and governments embrace biometrics for SIM registration, verification
Mobile network provider stc Bahrain has introduced face biometrics to enable instant SIM activation with secure user authentication. The technology…
Singtel customers can use ID data from a SIM card as extra security layer
Singapore telco Singtel has become the first in the country to offer a SIM-linked security measure. An article in the…
SIMS not registered, verified with digital IDs in Nigeria blocked
Millions of SIM cards in Nigeria have been disconnected by mobile network operators with the passing of the February 28…
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