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- 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.…
- 6 Jul 2017
Biometrics: The Next Frontier in Digital Payments
Imagine a world where you never had to worry about having your bank card with you or remembering a long list of passwords and PIN codes. The time you’d save not having to dig in your handbag or…
- 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…
- 13 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…
- 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.…
- 9 Nov 2017
Biometric Payment Cards an Emerging Frontier in Banking Security - Report
The presence of biometric technologies in banking applications is steadily increasing, and embedded fingerprint sensor payment cards are the latest innovation ready to go public, according to a press…
- 21 Dec 2016
Security Increasing Priority for Tech Investments by World’s Airports- Report
Airports are placing a higher priority on IT investments for passenger and airport security with 50% rating it a high priority, up from 37% last year. This is according to the 2016 Airport IT Trends…
- 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,…
- 31 May 2016
HID Global Offering Biometric Authentication for Nigerian Bank Security- Sarrail
As the Nigerian banks and the counterparts across the globe continue in search of solutions to identity theft and to reduce waste, fraud and abuse, HID Global has expressed willingness to partner…
- 2 Aug 2015
NIMC, PenCOM to Hasten Database Harmonisation, Integration for National Development
The National Pension Commission, has pledged to hasten the process of harmonising and integrating the PenCOM database with the National Identity database to ensure complete synergy with the National…
- 6 May 2021
Consumer Appetite for Digital Payments Takes Off in Nigeria- Mastercard New Payments Index Reveals
As the world went into pandemic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping. As stores closed and social distancing took…
- 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…
- 7 May 2025
PAFON 2.0: Tizel Cybersecurity Calls for Vigilance over Surge in AI-Powered Fraud
Tizel Cybersecurity has urged firms in the financial sector to adopt advanced tools, partnerships, and training to stay ahead of artificial intelligence (AI-driven) fraud. Happiness Obioha, Tizel…
- 26 Oct 2009
Terrorism: Immigration Service to Screen all e-Passports
The presidency has ordered the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to rejig its document examination and recognition procedure, to address the growing concerns of illegal immigration, terrorism and…
- 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…
- 14 Jun 2017
Mobile Biometric: Mastercard, University of Oxford Launch New Research Initiative
People unlock their phone and, increasingly, shop and pay with the touch of their finger. They don’t get locked out when they forget a password because it has been replaced with a simpler, more…
- 18 Oct 2019
Union Systems Partners Daon to Transform Cross-Channel Customer Authentication & Onboarding in Africa
Union Systems Limited (USL), a leading African financial technology company and Daon, a global leader in biometric identity technology, today announced its partnership to deliver innovative,…
- 14 Dec 2014
Stanbic IBTC Partners SURE-P on Mobile Money
Stanbic IBTC, in partnership with the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P), has launched the mobile conditional cash transfer programme tagged ‘Moni for my Phone’. The move…
- 9 Sept 2021
Mastercard, Paycode Partner to Increase Access to Financial Services & Govt Assistance for Remote Communities
An estimated 57 percent of the population in Sub Saharan Africa remains financially excluded while close to 30 percent remain without a form of identification and 60 percent of the continent has no…
- 10 Mar 2021
FCMB Introduces Paperless, Cardless Transactions at Branches, ATMs, POS Terminals
First City Monument Bank's (FCMB) Customers can now seamlessly carry out an array of transactions with just their fingerprints and Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs). This followed the introduction of…
- 16 Feb 2014
CBN, NIgComSat Ink Nationwide Internet Hotspots Deal
Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN) announced at the weekend that in a matter of days, it will sign a multibillion naira contract with Nigerian Communication Satellite (NigComSat ) Limited to power…
- 12 Sept 2021
Mastercard says 57% of Sub-saharan Africans are Financially Excluded
Mastercard has said an estimated 57 per cent of the population in sub-Saharan Africa are financially excluded. The company disclosed this in a statement as it announced its partnership with Paycode’s…
- 6 Aug 2017
NIMC Targets 28m by Year End, Registration Centres Hit 809
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has set a target to register 28 million Nigerians into the National Identification Number (NIN) system by the end of 2017. Engineer Aliyu Aziz, NIMC's…
- 21 Jun 2022
FG to Complete Ambitious Digital ID Registry by 2025- Pantami
Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, minister of Communication and Digital Economy, has said that Nigeria’s vision is to complete a foundational digital identity database that will be the basis for…
- 31 Dec 2020
How Technology has Changed in the Past Ten Years
By Michael Björn Predicting the future is easy – we do it all the time. The only tricky part is getting it right. Since it is that time of year again when we publish our annual 10 Hot Consumer Trends…
- 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…
- 8 Dec 2025
Report Reveals Half of 2025's Compromised Passwords were Already Leaked
Kaspersky’s latest research reveals that the majority of compromised passwords not only violate password-safety guidelines but also remain unchanged for extended periods, which drastically reduces…
- 31 Aug 2015
NIMC Extends Mandatory Use of NIN to January 2016
the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), the ssuing Authority for National Identification Number NIN, has shifted the date for the commencement of the mandatory use of the National…
- 12 Feb 2013
Immigrations Mulls Biometrics @ Borders, Airports
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said that it will introduce biometrics technology at borders of the country to check porosity and illegal migration of foreigners. Rilwan Bala Musa, acting…
- 23 Dec 2013
INEC Banks on ICT for 2015 Elections
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it has taken delivery of a greater portion of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) for eventual distribution in 2014, ahead of the 2015 general…