IrisGuard to verify IDs for aid recipients in Iraq

Biometric registration and payment authentication company IrisGuard will help over 280,000 refugees in Iraq receive humanitarian cash assistance by scanning their irises.

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has contracted with IrisGuard to distribute its  EyePay Phone, which integrates an iris biometric scanner with a phone. IrisGuard will work with NassWallet, a locally sourced wallet.

They will be aiding refugees in camps in Iraq who have fled from neighboring conflicts, most notably Syria.

Refugees from there have been receiving …

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