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Biometrics for charity in Nigeria, electoral audit demand in Malawi, WURI funding for West Africa
This week in Africa we see projects continuing with the World Bank’s WURI program across ECOWAS states and biometric technology being put to broader use in Nigeria, as a way to tackle fraud in charitable giving, likewise in Ghana for mobile money transfers ... Read the full story here.

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Daily Biometrics News
Legal experts warn of uncertainty and inconsistency in biometric and health-tracking technology rules
Biometric technologies are being rolled out to support health risk evaluations from a distance as people return to work, but...
 
Biometrics companies seek position as contactless payments market growth accelerates
Zwipe CEO André Løvestam discussed how recent developments, including the global push to raise transaction limits, have affected the march...
Clear links health data to digital ID with biometrics to enable COVID-19 screening for businesses
Clear has developed a new service using biometrics to link personal health data to verified IDs to enable businesses to screen...
 
Science 37 adds AiCure facial recognition and AI technology to improve virtual clinical trials
Virtual clinical trial service provider Science 37 has partnered with AiCure to improve virtual trials with biometric facial recognition, artificial...
SIASA launches biometric tablet with Suprema fingerprint technology for Latin America market
Sistemas Integrales de Automatización (SIASA) has launched a new multifunctional biometric tablet featuring Suprema ID’s BioMini Slim 3 FAP30 fingerprint scanner...
 
Apple hit with second biometric data privacy suit as BIPA settlements reached and debated
The pre-installed Photos app provided on Apple devices includes a facial recognition feature which collects and processes biometric data without...
Signicat joins European taskforce to standardize digital identity proofing
Signicat’s Jon Ølnes has joined the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s (ETSI) taskforce to work with five other experts on developing European standards...
 
U.S. senators, states want to know about edtech biometrics use
In just weeks, edtech has gone from being a university recruitment perk in the minds of parents and their high...
Biometric crypto smartcard wallet launches crowdfunding campaign
The secured smartcard-shaped crypto hardware wallet HASHWallet with fingerprint biometrics has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo, eSignus announced. The...
 
NNTC upgrades biometric software for AR smart glasses for scale and 5G
UAE-based developer NNTC has upgraded its biometric facial recognition system for Vuzix AR glasses to allow hundreds of wearable devices or...
Medallia buys speech-to-text and voice biometrics developer Voci Technologies
Experience management company Medallia has finalized the purchase of speech-to-text platform developer Voci Technologies, the company announced. Voci Technologies leverages...
 
Proof of life: The past, present, and future of identity
This is a guest post by Archit Lohokare, Chief Product Officer at Idaptive. The U.S. 2020 Census, according to its own...
Biometrics for charity in Nigeria, electoral audit demand in Malawi, WURI funding for West Africa
While in recent weeks the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to the disabling of biometric systems based on fears of spreading...
 
Biometrics forecasts and revenue gains suggest industry weathering challenging market conditions
The top news of the week in biometrics and digital ID is largely divided between positive financial forecasts, results and...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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