VoiceTrust awarded grant for Pakistan rollout
31 January, 2012
category: Biometrics, Financial
VoiceTrust announced it has been awarded a grant from the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Private Sector Investment (PSI) Program to roll out biometric identity systems in Pakistan.
The systems being brought to Pakistan, called Proof-of-Life, is intended to assist with identification authentication for services such as pension disbursement and other financial services by replacing PINs and passwords with voice biometrics.
PSI officials said they chose VoiceTrust for the Proof-of-Life solution to offer better access to financial services to an underserved segment of the population in Pakistan and reducing transaction costs.