{"id":510,"date":"2023-08-07T11:53:29","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T10:53:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africa-digital.com\/?page_id=510"},"modified":"2026-05-13T09:06:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T08:06:48","slug":"biometric-update","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/africa-digital.com\/2026\/biometric-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Biometric Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"cs-content\" class=\"cs-content\"  ><div id=\"x-section-1\" class=\"x-section\" style=\"margin: 0px;padding: 45px 0px; background-color: transparent;\"  ><div class=\"x-container max width\" style=\"margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;\"  ><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-1-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;opacity: 0; transform: translate(-45px, 0); transition-duration: 750ms;\" data-x-element=\"column\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:true}\"  data-fade=\"true\"><hr  class=\"x-gap\" style=\"margin: 5px 0 0 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\"  class=\"x-img x-img-thumbnail\"  src=\"https:\/\/africa-digital.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Biometic-Update-600x400-1.gif\" ><a  class=\"x-btn x-btn-regular x-btn-block\"  href=\"https:\/\/africa-digital.com\/2026\/media-partners\/\"     data-options=\"thumbnail: ''\"><i  class=\"x-icon mvn mln mrs x-icon-hand-o-right\" data-x-icon-o=\"&#xf0a4;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>Back to Media Partners<\/a><\/div><div  class=\"x-column x-sm x-2-3\" style=\"padding: 0px;opacity: 0; transform: translate(45px, 0); transition-duration: 750ms;\" data-x-element=\"column\" data-x-params=\"{&quot;fade&quot;:true}\"  data-fade=\"true\"><div class=\"x-text cs-ta-justify\"  ><p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biometricupdate.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BiometricUpdate.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is the leading news property that publishes shareable breaking news, analysis, and research about the global biometrics market.<\/p>\n<p>We provide the world\u2019s leading news coverage and information on the global biometric technology market via the web and an exclusive daily newsletter. 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