Veridium and Wala to introduce zero-fee and biometrics-authenticated digital banking model to serve sub-Saharan Africa’s unbanked population

Briefing

Veridium and Wala to introduce zero-fee and biometrics-authenticated digital banking model to serve sub-Saharan Africa’s unbanked population

November 19, 2017

Briefing

  • Zero-Fee Banking – U.S. biometrics firm Veridium and South Africa-based provider of financial services blockchain solution Wala will work on digital banking model to bring zero-fee banking to unbanked population in sub-Saharan Africa
  • Biometrics Authentication – Will introduce Veridium’s proprietary biometrics technology, 4 Fingers TouchlessID, which captures four fingerprints at once using phone’s camera and flash, to sign up and authenticate users to new digital banking system
  • Works with Regular Smartphones – Compatible with Android models up to 10 years old, enabling users in developing countries to access financial and government programs
  • World’s Unbanked – 3.5 billion around world do not have bank accounts and are excluded from financial system
  • Applications – Can enable users to pay bills, as well as save and grow their money
  • Timeline – Pilot project to roll out on January 2018

Accelerator

Market Disruption

Sector

Financial Services, Information Technology

Organization

Veridium Ltd., Wala

Source

Original Publication Date

November 16, 2017

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