[kictanet] Nigeria govt, Mastercard partner to pilot electronic IDs with e-payment functionality

[Martin Gicheru]

What says Kenya night be any different? When UK was in the US one of the
people he met was the Mastercard head. What do we know about the planned
biometric ID cards that seem to be shoved down our throats without the
required public participation before implementation?

Gicheru, Techweez.


On Sat, Aug 30, 2014 at 12:27 PM, S.M. Muraya via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Even with corruption, did not think the most populous nation in Africa
> (which has even launched satellites) would demonstrate such a lack of local
> initiative/ethics ):
>
> Nigeria govt, Mastercard partner to pilot electronic IDs with e-payment
> functionality
>
>
> http://www.cio.co.ke/news/main-stories/nigeria-govt,-mastercard-partner-to-pilot-electronic-ids-with-e-payment-functionality
>
>
> http://www.zdnet.com/nigeria-launches-new-biometric-id-card-brought-to-you-by-mastercard-7000033133/
>
> "Mastercard does not handle the biometric data," she said. "We are
> strictly confined to the payment technology on the chip."
>
> It is not clear if Mastercard has developed an actual payment/verification
> network in Nigeria, after registering a local firm/subsidiary in Nigeria.
>
> In another (long article, last few paragraphs) article, the largest US
> retailer is building their own payment network (a very expensive venture)...
>
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/02/20/mastercard-visa-explain-why-your-credit-card-isnt-safer/
>
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