North African technology integrator GEMADEC and Daon announced that they have formed a strategic partnership for North African and Francophone African countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWith its long-standing experience and demonstrated success internationally, we are pleased to add GEMADEC as a strategic partner and offer our biometrics technology to these markets,\u201d said Tom Grissen, CEO, Daon. \u201cOur partnership with GEMADEC will make a significant impact in the financial and public sectors as we work toward expanding our presence in the North African and Francophone African countries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
GEMADEC has a presence in 22 countries, and has extensive experience in financial and public-sector identity projects, according to the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGEMADEC is already working in the field of security and biometrics, supporting the Postal organizations as a trusted third-party in the implementation of a legally valid electronic certificate (PKI) production platform and also offers electronic signature solutions. Today, it will expand its offering with Daon\u2019s IdentityX\u00ae platform for convenient and secure authentication,\u201d said Touhami Rabii, CEO, GEMADEC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Daon\u2019s IdentityX platform was chosen in November by Sri Lanka\u2019s Nations Trust Bank for biometric authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n