Mauritania warns telcos to comply with biometric SIM identification rules
Three mobile network operators in Mauritania have been given two months to fully comply with existing SIM card identification rules…
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Vietnam prepares biometric verification for 100m mobile phone users
Biometric identity verification is becoming a feature of life in Vietnam. The latest measure sees mobile phone users swept up…
Ethio Telecom to boost Cameroon’s digital connectivity, inclusion drive
Cameroon, through its government-owned telecommunications company (CAMTEL), is leaning on the experience of Ethiopia’s Ethio Telecom to strengthen its efforts toward…
Malaysia begins MyDigital ID verification integration for all mobile operators
Scams have surged in Southeast Asia with Malaysia in particular witnessing unprecedented increases in fraud. The Malaysian government has turned…
Indonesia trials facial recognition, liveness detection to boost telecom registration security
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs (Komdigi) has launched a facial recognition technology trial at GraPARI Graha Merah Putih…
Biometric data collected for 2022 Ghana SIM registration never authenticated: Official
The biometric data collected from millions of Ghanaians for a SIM card re-registration exercise three years ago was actually never…
Ethiopia must pursue telecoms reforms to advance digital inclusion: World Bank
A World Bank report has recommended that the Ethiopian government must undertake urgent regulatory and policy reforms in its telecommunications…
Verify age through your mobile operator, says group of UK telecoms
UK mobile operators Virgin Media O2, BT, EE and Vodafone Group have announced the commercial launch of new age verification…
Infrastructure sharing deal to boost digital connectivity in three African countries
Two major telecommunications companies operating in Africa, Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group, have agreed to share common infrastructure in a…
ROC partner Vigilate AI tapped to stop SIM, ID fraud in South Africa
There’s a growing wave of identity theft and SIM swap fraud incidents in South Africa, and the country’s major telco,…
