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- 6 Aug 2017
Expert Explains Increased Dependence On Biometrics
An expert in the biometrics and fingerprints technology, has given explanations on the increased demand for biometrics and fingerprint requests from people on daily basis as witnessed in various…
- 28 Aug 2015
Frost & Sullivan Honors DERMALOG for Biometrics Achievements in Nigeria, Others
The consulting company Frost & Sullivan has awarded Germany’s largest biometrics manufacturer DERMALOG and its customized solutions and products for Africa with the “2015 African Biometrics…
- 20 Dec 2013
New Horizons Introduces First Biometric Certification in West Africa
New Horizons has decided to introduce the most reputable world's biometrics certifications into the market. This is coming against the recent adoption of biometric technologies by the CBN, all banks…
- 18 Sept 2015
Visa Introduces EMV Chip-Based Biometrics
Visa Incorporated has introduced a new specification to use biometrics with chip card transactions. The specification can enable palm, voice, iris, or facial biometrics. This first-of-its kind…
- 18 May 2026
Identy.io, US Firm Eyes 1Bn Biometric Verification Transactions in Nigeria
Identy.io, a United States-based cybersecurity and mobile biometric authentication company, has announced plans to process one billion biometric identity verification transactions in Nigeria within…
- 24 Jun 2016
5 Great Biometric Alternatives to Password
Passwords are the most popular means to protect access to different devices. However, passwords are being relegated as biometric technology is gradually taking over. Biometrics is the…
- 26 Dec 2019
Smartmetric Extends Battery Life of Biometric Card to 9 years
Smartmetric Inc., a manufacturer of biometric, fingertip-based credit cards, said that its biometric credit and debit card — slated for release in early 2020 — now has a battery shelf life of over…
- 12 Feb 2016
Effective Ways to Harmonize Biometric Data of Nigerians
Biometric data is important for planning and development. In Nigeria, the country has expended millions of naira to gather the biometric data of Nigerians As a matter of fact, this information can…
- 22 Apr 2017
MasterCard Tests Biometric EMV Card
MasterCard has unveiled what it is calling the "next generation biometric card," combining chip technology with biometrics to verify the cardholder's identity for in-store purchases. South Africa is…
- 20 Dec 2017
Nigeria Introduces Biometric Visa
Nigeria has started issuing biometric visa, the first in Africa, designed to effectively block people that should not enter the country. The introduction of biometric visa was announced by the…
- 21 May 2013
Dragnet Solution's WW Biometric Technology Receives US MINEX Certification
Dragnet Solutions biometric technology subsidiary, Biometrica International Ltd, has confirmed its biometric technology provided by Warwick Warp UK Ltd, has received full certification in the United…
- 12 May 2014
Experts Carpet Govt for Wasting Billions on Biometric Registration
ICT experts have criticised the ongoing biometric registration and similar exercises being planned by federal government agencies, according to the Leadership Newspaper They said it is a waste of…
- 19 Apr 2021
Tascent Gets Device Certification for Biometric ID Enrollment in Nigeria
Tascent has released two software development kits (SDKs) – the Mobile Face and the Mobile Device SDKs – with the aim of simplifying the process of integrating biometric capture capabilities by…
- 31 Aug 2009
Precise Biometrics Partners Interswitch on Fingerprint Solution
Precise Biometrics and Interswitch have struck a deal aimed at facilitating fingerprint recognition with Precise Match-on-Card solution for bank applications. The partnership is already engaged in a…
- 10 May 2017
Mobile Biometric Payments to Triple in 2017- Report
The number of mobile payments authenticated by biometrics will rise to nearly two billion this year, up from just over 600 million in 2016. This is according to a new report from Juniper Research,…
- 21 Apr 2017
Next Generation Biometric Card for In-Store Purchases Unveiled
Mastercard, Thursday, unveiled the next generation biometric card, combining chip technology with fingerprints to conveniently and safely verify the cardholder’s identity for in-store purchases.…
- 4 Dec 2025
Africa’s $1bn Biometric ID Rollout Raises Concerns Over Privacy and Exclusion
Millions of citizens across Africa are being denied access to essential services due to the rapid imposition of biometric digital-ID systems, a new report by the African Digital Rights Network has…
- 1 Feb 2016
Biometrics: Technologies & Applications Are Not Equivalent - Sarrail
Greg Sarrail is vice president, Solutions Business Development at HID Biometrics. Sarrail also serves as Treasurer of Open Security Exchange; offering a fresh perspective, creative ideas and a strong…
- 26 Oct 2017
Reps seek Harmonisation of Biometric Data of Nigerians
The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to initiate measures for the harmonisation of the biometric data of Nigerians that have been captured by different agencies. The call was…
- 27 Jun 2018
Immigration Halts Controversial $90 Biometric Visa Policy
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has suspended the collection of $90 biometric Visa-On- Arrival policy it introduced about two weeks ago at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. …
- 12 Nov 2018
Biometric Payment Cards Coming as Ecosystem Solutions Providers Join Force
Infineon Technologies AG, a provider of smart card payment solutions, and Oslo, Norway-based Next Biometrics, a provider of fingerprint sensor technology, have partnered to create a reference design…
- 9 Dec 2024
Dermalog Says Its Biometric System Ensures Bank ID Verification for over 64m Nigerians
Dermalog, German identification systems firm has said that a biometric platform it established for Nigeria nine years ago, in partnership with Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN), now facilitates ID…
- 10 Jan 2013
NTDC Begins Biometrics Registration of Hotel Workers
Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) has begun biometric data registration of workers in the hospitality industry in a move to tackle growing crime in the industry. With the database from…
- 19 Oct 2021
FG Begin Collection of Biometrics of School Children for Meal Programme
Nigeria is creating a database of children’s biometrics ostensibly to increase transparency in a school meals scheme. The National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) aims to have a win-win…
- 28 Nov 2025
FG Unveils ECOWAS Biometric ID Card
The Federal Government on Friday intensified its regional security posture and modernised its identity management architecture with the official rollout of the ECOWAS National Biometric Identity Card…
- 9 Jan 2016
MTN Lures Customers’ for Biometrics Revalidation with Free Airtime
MTN Nigeria has commenced massive customers' biometrics revalidation/profiling. The operator with over 65million subscribers is currently in legal fireworks with the industry regulator, the Nigerian…
- 27 Aug 2015
Biometric Device Shipments for Financial Industry to Hit 212m units by 2024- report
Shipments of biometric devices for the financial industry will rise from 4.7 million units in 2015 to 43.7 million annually by 2024, according to a new report from technology consulting firm…
- 24 Mar 2022
Interswitch Rolls Out Biometrics to ATMs to Tackle Banking Fraud in Nigeria
Interswitch, digital payments solution provider, is in the process of rolling out a new solution designed with advanced biometric features to help fight banking fraud at point-of-sale (POS) terminals…
- 12 Jun 2014
Banks Set for Biometric Registration of Customers on Monday
Deposit Money Banks will on Monday next week commence the biometric registration of their customers, the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc, the organisation coordinating the project, has said.…
- 3 Sept 2015
NYSC Deploys Biometric Technology for Check on Corps Members
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has developed a biometric data capturing technology that will help in the nationwide conduct of weekly and monthly check on corps members. Brig.-Gen. Johnson…