Tech5 provides contactless biometrics, issuance platform for student digital IDs in DRC

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) -based IT integrator Sycamore and Tech5 have partnered to deliver digital IDs backed by biometrics for university students in the country.

The project began in late-2022 in Kinshasa, and involves biometric data printed onto student ID cards to ease access to campus facilities and buses. The face biometric data encrypted in the T5-Cryptograph allows for identity verification with a mobile device on or offline, which the companies say can increase security on campus and on …

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