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Cameroon seeks escape from its national ID card woes
Cameroon currently faces a huge problem with its biometric ID card production and issuance system. Authorities have given different reasons for delays, but citizens are getting increasingly worried as the ID card is the principal official identification credential ... Ayang Macdonald reports from Cameroon

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Integrated Biometrics claims success in Uruguayan payments service deployment
The fingerprint scanners from Integrated Biometrics are having the intended effect of improving both security and convenience for payments over a...
 
Idex Biometrics signs up Japanese payment card integrator, Zwipe inks manufacturer, issuer deals
A leading Japan-based global payment card integrator has selected the TrustedBio turnkey reference design from Idex Biometrics to work towards production...
Yoti joins WEF coalition to advance global digital safety campaign
Yoti says its efforts to make the internet safer through its digital ID and age verification technology continues to gain...
 
US gov’t calls for biometrics tech for first responders; Army building data trunk line
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Digital ID applications grow in Pakistan, but obstacles remain: State Bank exec
The adoption of digital ID technologies in Pakistan’s financial system is growing, but there are still some obstacles in both...
 
Australian bank regulator urges more work on biometrics in ePayments Code
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has denied Australian banks the changes they sought to the ePayments Code due...
KSV filing for patent on voice biometrics in various recording conditions published by USPTO
A patent filing from Kaizen Secure Voiz (KSV) has revealed the development of a system to build in tolerance for different...
 
SecureAuth, Pindrop surveys show passwordless progress and KBA pain
Studies commissioned by SecureAuth and Pindrop suggest that frustration with traditional security measures like passwords and knowledge-based authentication (KBA) are...
Biometric exploits aren’t on the horizon; they’re in the backyard
The biggest threat to widespread use of biometrics in security is public distrust and the inability of the industry and...
 
Cameroon seeks escape from its biometric national ID card woes
Isidore O., a 25-year-old Cameroonian living in the town of Bangem in the South West Region of the country applied...
Nigerians urged to avoid last-minute rush for biometric voter registration
The Chief Press Secretary to the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has implored Nigerians who are yet...
 
CyberLink subsidiary Perfect Corp prepares for Nasdaq public listing with merger
Perfect, a subsidiary of CyberLink that uses AI SaaS and augmented reality (AR) for the beauty and fashion industry, will merge...
On-demand webinar – Human or machine: AI proves best at spotting biometric attacks
With large organizations processing millions of face checks monthly, one advantage of AI liveness detection is the reduced burden on...
 
Know your payments: A guide to AML compliance in the payments industry
With the surge in digital transformation in recent years, businesses now fully rely on the ability of their customers to...
 
 
 
 
 
 
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