Nigeria telcos eligible to offer NIN verification for SIM card services
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that telecommunications companies in the country have been cleared to provide verification…
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Vietnam’s major telcos join GSMA ID verification, fraud prevention initiative
Vietnam’s largest mobile network operators, Mobifone, Viettel and VNPT, have signed up to fight online fraud and enhance identity verification…
Personal data breached as African, South Korean telcos suffer cyberattacks
Africa’s largest mobile network operator, MTN Group, recently confirmed a massive cyberattack aimed at its services in a number of…
Philippines telcos want direct access to national ID database for SIM registration
In the wake of scam SMS proliferation in the Philippines, enabled largely by improperly identified phone numbers, a major telecoms…
Pakistan expands biometric data collection in telecom sector
Pakistan continues its push forward to introduce digital identity into governance, this time by strengthening biometric-based identity verification in the…
Checkin.com brings biometric authentication to multinational telco
Checkin.com is to provide its biometric authentication software to multinational telecommunications company Ooredoo in a new agreement. Ooredoo, which is…
Passkey adoption by Australian govt, banks drives wider passwordless authentication
It’s high noon for passwords. Across the Authentication Corral, an inscrutable stranger saunters up and puts their hand on the…
France’s mobile operators tackle online fraud with digital identity protections
France’s four major mobile operators, Bouygues Telecom, Free, Orange, and SFR, have announced a joint initiative to strengthen digital identity…
Salt Typhoon hacks expose US telecom; government steps up response
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Chief Information Officer reportedly issued internal guidance Friday to all employees informing them to…
South Africa telco allows SIM registration with fake ID numbers: report
Many eSIMs get registered in South Africa with fake identity information on a mobile network’s website, flouting requirements of the…
