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…
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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,…
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…
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…
