South Africa

Seamfix Secures $4.5M to Expand Digital Identity Solutions Across Africa

May 7, 2024

Seamfix has raised $4.5 million from Alitheia IDF, a gender-focused investment fund, in what marks Seamfix’s first institutional investment. The company hopes to use the […]

South Africa Creates Timeline for Digital Driver’s Licenses

April 5, 2022

The South African Department of Transport is preparing to overhaul its driver’s license system, and the changes are expected to pave the way for digital […]

South Africa Wants to Link Mobile Numbers to Biometrics

March 25, 2022

The government of South Africa is considering a new law that would force the country’s mobile operators to collect a customer’s biometric data when activating […]

IDEMIA and TymeBank Bring Contactless Payment Cards to South Africa

December 10, 2020

IDEMIA and TymeBank are working together to meet the demand for contactless payment solutions in South Africa. The two companies noted that interest in contactless […]

TransUnion and Bitventure Team Up to Improve Mobile Onboarding in South Africa

May 26, 2020

TransUnion and Bitventure have joined forces in an effort to streamline mobile onboarding procedures in South Africa. Bitventure is a digital identity verification specialist that […]

Yoti Fellowship Examines Lack of Awareness of South Africa’s National ID Program

January 21, 2020

Yoti Digital Identity Fellow Tshepo Magoma has issued his second field diary from South Africa. Magoma was one of three Fellows selected through Yoti’s new […]

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