Investment Startup Venture Capital

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Identitypass Raises $2.8m Led by Marc Ventures Capital

Identitypass, a Nigerian Know Your Customers (KYC) verification startup, has closed $2.8 million seed funding led by Marc Ventures Capital.

Smile Identity
RegTech Technology

Smile Identity Expands its Identity Verification Services to Uganda

Smile Identity, the provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions in Africa, has expanded to Uganda. The startup

IMEI
Government Regulation

NCC Denies Asking Nigerians to Submit Their IMEI Number

The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has denied viral reports asking Nigerians to submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) to

IMEI
Government Regulation

‘Do Your Worst, We Won’t Submit Our IMEI Number’, Nigerians Tell FG

Nigerians have taken to social media to outrightly reject the moves by the federal government to collect their IMEI numbers

NIN
Telecom

Globacom Rollsout More Options to Link Phone Numbers to NIN

Globacom has announced more ways its subscribers can link their phone numbers to their National Identity Number (NIN) as directed

NIMC
Cyber security RegTech

NIMC Says National Identity Database Not Breached

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has said that its National Identity Database is very much secure after reports of

SIM
Government RegTech

How to Link Your Phone Number With Your NIN

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been given a directive to disconnect all lines that are not linked to the

Survival Fund
Government News RegTech Social Media

What About Our BVN, National ID Card & INEC Registrations? Nigerians Ask FG Following Order to Submit Self-certification Forms

Nigerians have reacted strongly to an order by the Federal Government for bank account holders to submit self-certification forms. It

NIMC
Digital RegTech

FG Dumps Plastic National ID Card For Digital Identification

The Federal Government has dumped the use of the plastic cards printed by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for

NIMC
AgricTech RegTech

National Identity- the Building Block For Economic Inclusion by Ndidi Nwuneli.

Border closures have proven to be a practical means to contain and limit the spread of the coronavirus in most