Six must-haves for a trusted election via smartphones

We go online to send money, manage our health, take classes and buy groceries – so why are we still unable to vote via our smartphones? Governments often cite risks of possible hacks and security breaches, which are said to have greater potential to affect online systems than traditional processes. But is that really the […]

Biometrics remains essential for sustaining democracy and digitisation of the African continent

About Abdul-Gamal Toure Gamal spent six years working as a database administrator for the electoral register of Togo and Mali, one year as a manager of electoral agents in the field, and four years as an independent consultant. He’s carried out various missions within international organisations such as the OIF, the EU, and CENI-Guinea, all […]

From elephant rides to space voters: Five unusual ways of voting around the world

A journey into the polling extravaganzas around the world. Solid democracies have one goal: ensuring that every citizen will be able to execute their right to vote – regardless of where they live, their gender, social status or ethnicity. Sometimes, however, this is no easy task for the electoral commissions. Geography, population density, conflicts and […]

From Indonesia to Germany: why so many democracies don’t have fair elections

Election inequality and voter suppression are issues that haunt democracies around the world. But shouldn’t democracy ensure that every eligible citizen is able to cast their vote?

Seeing past the marketing fluff: How to identify trustworthy biometric providers

Today, the main risk of using biometrics is not inaccuracy, but ensuring the protection of sensitive personal data. Any potential intrusion of privacy, real or perceived, risks the reputation of the companies using the technology, and has the potential to seriously damage customer trust.

How to grow a business through digital customer onboarding you can trust

Learn how implementing automated identification and onboarding put Home Credit in the leading position of a very specific market.

Data ethicist Juraj Podroužek: “I think it’s correct to have some red lines that set out areas where AI should not venture.”

Technologies are not value-neutral; they are imbued with the values of their creators. How can the ethical values that society deem important be reflected in technologies?

Traditional versus digital onboarding in banking

Onboarding, put simply, is the process of signing up for a bank account.

Three white-collar banking scams that governments ignored

Could the shocking events of these government-supported financial scams even happen today?

63% of customers abandon digital bank onboarding. Is biometrics the solution?

A new report shows that in 2020, of all potential customers willing to open a bank account remotely, almost two in every three abandoned the onboarding process – a sharp increase compared to previous years.