Daon has entered a strategic partnership with Gateway ID Africa to promote the development of financial and social inclusion, a press release reported.
“For billions of people around the world, the inability to prove their identity through official documents or records has been a barrier to accessing a range of critical services, social protections and economic opportunities,” a press release stated. “Gateway ID Africa’s cutting-edge solution, underpinned by Daon’s biometric capabilities, will support every individual it serves across its international operations in achieving their personal goals, whether they be related to career, education, health or other life-enhancing opportunities, while unlocking access to a large ecosystem of service providers.”
With more than two decades in service, Daon’s platform currently serves more than one billion global identities overall and performs over 250 million authentications per day, a recent press release reveals.
“Daon is proud to announce our partnership with Gateway ID Africa and to invest in a very experienced executive team with a significant track record in Africa and beyond, who embody a remarkable vision to empower individuals and truly change their lives for the better,” Daon CEO Tom Grissen said in the release. “Inclusion and accessibility are fundamental founding principles of Daon and they align very well with Gateway ID Africa’s vision.”
Established this year in Sub-Saharan Africa, Gateway ID specializes in developing solutions to connect underrepresented African communities with access to wide-ranging public and private sector services and address the challenges of social, digital and financial exclusion offered to residents in developing territories.
“Following global research, and in recognition of both their business and technology innovation, we are delighted to be partnering with Daon, one of the world’s leading biometric identity providers, on this groundbreaking journey,” said Rob Philpott, co-founder and CEO of Gateway ID Africa, in the release. “The breadth and flexibility of Daon’s technology, combined with their team’s biometric expertise and commitment to this initiative, will enable us to achieve the significant scale we have envisaged.”
The organization aims to strengthen the data security and privacy methods suggested by Daon’s biometric verification and authentication toolset, and hopes to expand its operations across multiple countries by the end of 2023.
“An all-inclusive engagement strategy will ensure that no one is excluded in Gateway ID Africa’s markets, regardless of what device or ID documents they possess, their location or their accessibility and connectivity constraints,” a related press release stated.