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Opportunities and risks of biometrics and digital identity in focus on day 2 of ID4Africa 2019
The second day of ID4Africa 2019 featured 16 informational tracks delving into a range of issues related to this year’s theme of “identity ecosystems for service delivery,” including the broad range of services that be supported by biometrics, and the risks that new technologies carry with them ... Read the whole story here.

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Africa’s nascent data protection community members share their vision
Members from the first in-person gathering of what could become a pan-African data protection council, and the first time focusing...
 
Opportunities and risks of biometrics and digital identity in focus on day 2 of ID4Africa 2019
The second day of ID4Africa 2019 featured 16 informational tracks delving into a range of issues related to this year’s...
Infant biometrics in the spotlight at ID4Africa 2019
Among the highlights of the second day of ID4Africa 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa, was a packed and at time...
 
WFP about to halt food aid to Houthi-controlled areas over biometric distribution refusal
Food aid distribution in Yemen by the World Food Programme(WFP) is likely to end this week, Executive Director David Beasley...
FaceTec blows away top NIST FRVT facial recognition algorithm in 3D self-testing to include 3D
FaceTec‘s ZoOm 3D matching algorithm has scored in its own test an accuracy rate far better than the top algorithm...
 
TypingDNA releases new typing biometrics-based MFA solution
TypingDNA launched a customizable MFA solution today that uses a combination of typing biometrics, SMS OTP, or email OTP to...
Ithmaar Bank rolls out biometric ATM network in Bahrain
Bahrain-based Ithmaar Bank reports it has successfully launched the region’s first biometrics-enabled cardless Automated Teller Machine network. Bank customers can...
 
Banco Agrícola deploys Mobbeel’s biometric digital onboarding technology
Banco Agrícola in El Salvador has deployed biometric digital onboarding technology from Mobbeel into its mobile banking application to quickly...
Bank ABC leverages Jumio biometrics to streamline KYC and identity proofing
Jumio announced today a partnership with Bahrain-based Bank ABC that will enable the international financial services company to compliantly and...
 
IDEMIA launches new video analytics application
IDEMIA announced the launch of its video analytics application Augmented Vision which supports security officers in identifying persons of interest...
Wirecard introduces palm biometrics payment terminal
Wirecard is adding a palm biometrics payment terminal to its expanding portfolio of biometric ayments solutions that enable fast, convenient...
 
Key themes and debates emerge as ID4Africa opens
Digital identity themes, challenges, problems and progress came to the fore in Johannesburg as delegates from African governments, international agencies...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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