Every modern economy, government and enterprise depends on identity.
Whether verifying a citizen, approving a financial transaction, or enabling secure online access, identity systems sit at the heart of trust and digital transformation.
NEC XON’s Identity Management Business Unit delivers the technologies that power these trusted ecosystems.
From multimodal biometric recognition to national ID programmes, digital onboarding, and authentication platforms, our solutions provide fast, reliable, and secure verification at every touchpoint.
Built on NEC’s globally recognised algorithms, consistently ranked among the world’s most accurate by NIST, our systems enable real-time verification with unmatched precision.
Across Africa, we partner with governments, telcos, and enterprises to streamline citizen and customer services, combat fraud, and strengthen compliance with local and international data protection standards.
Whether verifying a citizen, approving a financial transaction, or enabling secure online access, identity systems sit at the heart of trust and digital transformation.
NEC XON’s Identity Management Business Unit delivers the technologies that power these trusted ecosystems.
From multimodal biometric recognition to national ID programmes, digital onboarding, and authentication platforms, our solutions provide fast, reliable, and secure verification at every touchpoint.
Built on NEC’s globally recognised algorithms, consistently ranked among the world’s most accurate by NIST, our systems enable real-time verification with unmatched precision.
Across Africa, we partner with governments, telcos, and enterprises to streamline citizen and customer services, combat fraud, and strengthen compliance with local and international data protection standards.
Our Approach
IdentifyEstablish secure, multimodal biometric identities using facial, fingerprint, and iris recognition.
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AuthenticateValidate access instantly across digital and physical systems to ensure compliance and prevent fraud.
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IntegrateConnect identity systems seamlessly with databases, cloud services, and enterprise platforms.
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ManageMonitor, update, and govern digital identities for long-term accuracy, scalability, and data protection.
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Our Identity Management Solution
NEC XON’s Identity Management portfolio covers the full spectrum of identity lifecycle services — from enrolment and authentication to analytics and lifecycle management. Each solution is designed to scale, ensuring reliability whether verifying a single customer or managing millions of national identities. Our technologies include:
Every system we deliver is backed by NEC’s global R&D heritage and adapted to African operational environments, ensuring performance, compliance, and longevity.
- Multimodal Biometric Identification: integrating face, fingerprint, and iris recognition for high-accuracy matching.
- Digital Onboarding (KYC) Solutions: enabling financial institutions and telcos to verify customers in minutes via secure kiosks or mobile apps.
- Citizen Identity & e-Government Systems: secure issuance and management of IDs, passports, and licences with centralised verification databases.
- AI-Driven Backend Platforms: leveraging machine learning for rapid data matching, deduplication, and fraud detection.
Every system we deliver is backed by NEC’s global R&D heritage and adapted to African operational environments, ensuring performance, compliance, and longevity.
Biometric Identification Systems
Facial, fingerprint, and iris recognition technologies ranked among the most accurate globally.
Delivering precision, performance, and trust, NEC XON’s biometric systems set global benchmarks in accuracy and reliability. From airports to border control and financial services, our technologies enable secure, frictionless identity verification.
Delivering precision, performance, and trust, NEC XON’s biometric systems set global benchmarks in accuracy and reliability. From airports to border control and financial services, our technologies enable secure, frictionless identity verification.
Know Your Customer (KYC) & Vending Kiosks
Self-service kiosks for customer verification and onboarding within minutes.
Empower customers to verify and onboard themselves securely and efficiently. NEC XON’s KYC kiosks use biometric and document validation to complete the process in minutes, reducing queues and improving service efficiency.
Empower customers to verify and onboard themselves securely and efficiently. NEC XON’s KYC kiosks use biometric and document validation to complete the process in minutes, reducing queues and improving service efficiency.
National ID & Citizen Services
Secure issuance and management of passports, ID cards, and driver’s licences.
Support digital governance and public trust with NEC XON’s citizen identity solutions. Our integrated platforms enable secure registration, issuance, and lifecycle management of national identity documents.
Support digital governance and public trust with NEC XON’s citizen identity solutions. Our integrated platforms enable secure registration, issuance, and lifecycle management of national identity documents.
Financial & Telco Identity Services
Streamlined verification for SIM registration, credit issuance, and account access.
Enhance compliance and reduce fraud with automated verification solutions for telecom and financial sectors. NEC XON’s platforms ensure fast, accurate identity validation for SIM registration, account access, and credit approvals.
Enhance compliance and reduce fraud with automated verification solutions for telecom and financial sectors. NEC XON’s platforms ensure fast, accurate identity validation for SIM registration, account access, and credit approvals.
AI-Powered Backend Systems
Intelligent algorithms enabling high-speed, high-accuracy identity matching at scale.
Our AI-powered backend platforms enable large-scale biometric matching, delivering high-speed performance and exceptional accuracy for mission-critical identity systems.
Our AI-powered backend platforms enable large-scale biometric matching, delivering high-speed performance and exceptional accuracy for mission-critical identity systems.
Proven Experience
For over 50 years, NEC has led global innovation in biometrics, ranking #1 worldwide for accuracy in multiple NIST evaluations. Building on that legacy, NEC XON has implemented identity solutions across Africa that deliver security, inclusivity, and digital trust.
Our work includes large-scale national ID deployments, voter registration systems, and border management projects that serve millions of citizens.In the private sector, we support banks, insurance providers, and mobile operators with KYC, SIM registration, and eKYC platforms that reduce fraud and ensure regulatory compliance.
By combining global technology leadership with local system integration expertise, NEC XON delivers proven identity ecosystems that balance security, speed, and user experience.
Our systems are trusted by governments, enterprises, and citizens, enabling verified access, protected data, and safer digital engagement across the continent.
Our work includes large-scale national ID deployments, voter registration systems, and border management projects that serve millions of citizens.In the private sector, we support banks, insurance providers, and mobile operators with KYC, SIM registration, and eKYC platforms that reduce fraud and ensure regulatory compliance.
By combining global technology leadership with local system integration expertise, NEC XON delivers proven identity ecosystems that balance security, speed, and user experience.
Our systems are trusted by governments, enterprises, and citizens, enabling verified access, protected data, and safer digital engagement across the continent.
Contact a expert
Ready to transform your identity ecosystem? Speak to one of our Identity Management specialists to design a secure, scalable, and compliant identity management solution.
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Yssel Swanepoel Business Unit Manager Identity Management |
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