Vodacom Tanzania introduces voice biometrics for access to services
Vodacom Tanzania, a subsidiary of South Africa’s Vodacom Group, has announced the unveiling of a biometric identity verification feature which…
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BIO-key signs $1.2M biometric security deal extension with telco customer
BIO-key International says a three-year contract extension worth $1.2 million with an existing telecommunications industry customer to continue providing the…
Free GSMA service widens voice biometrics availability for customer authentication
Telecom industry organization GSMA is developing a multimodal solution to address the challenge of biometric authentication in low tech environments…
New White House, same beef with China telecom and biometrics powerhouses
The Biden administration has reinforced a position held by its predecessor that products made by five Chinese telecom, surveillance and…
Aadhaar authentication service crashes as SMS regulation wipes out OTPs
A breakdown in Aadhaar authentication through one-time passwords (OTPs) has followed the implementation of the second phase of SMS regulations…
Nigeria wants national ID numbers of mobile phone users added to their SIM cards
Nigeria has launched an operation to ensure that the biometrics-backed national identification numbers (NINs) of mobile phone users are integrated…
Mastercard biometric digital identity service selected by Australian telecom for all channels
Mastercard has partnered with Australian telecom Optus to integrate the payments company’s biometrically-secured digital identity service ‘ID’ with its mobile, voice,…
Four industries that are reaping the benefits of biometric identity verification
This a guest post by Carla van Straten, Marketing Manager at Bitventure. Biometric identity verification for optimised and secure customer…
SIM card fraud: why mobile operators are turning attention to KYC
This is a guest post by Dmitri Laush, CEO of GetID, an omnichannel KYC solution. The number of mobile gadget-users…
5G World
5G World Online September 1 – 3, 2020 5G World will take place as a virtual event to deliver critical…
