COUNTRY FOCUS: IRAQ
Refugees
in Iraq are
now able to
cash-out their
financial assistance
via iris identification to
ensure the highest level of
protection against fraud for
the beneficiaries of the United
Nations High Commissioner for
Refugees. The 100% accurate
solution removes risks, increases
beneficiary privacy, improves
speed and ultimately ensures
that those who need it receive aid
faster and in a more secure way.
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Refugees in Iraq benefit
from iris identification
technology
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efugees in Iraq are able to cash-
out their financial assistance via
iris identification following the
introduction of an innovative EyePay Cash
platform from Zain Cash.
Zain Cash is an award-winning mobile wallet,
money transfer, electronic bill payment and
funds disbursement service in Iraq, and
is operated by the Zain Group, a leading
mobile telecom innovator in eight markets
across the Middle East and Africa.
The programme has been developed by
Zain Cash in partnership with the United
Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR) and IrisGuard, a UK-based
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electronic payment solutions company
and a leading supplier of end-to-end
iris recognition biometric technology, to
ensure the highest level of protection
against fraud and improved accountability
in transferring cash assistance to the
beneficiaries of UNHCR.
Currently over 120,000 vulnerable families in
Iraq and approximately 30,000 refugees in
the country receive cash support via UNHCR,
with the agency disbursing over US$60
million through its partners in 2018 alone.
The introduction of iris technology for
payment of cash assistance will improve
identification accuracy, efficiency and speed
as it is the most accurate, fast and secure
biometric personal identifier available today.
Only the entitled refugee will be able to
cash-out without any need for any other
identification tools, it massively reduces
fraud and as such, the much-needed aid is
provided to those who it is intended for.
It is worth mentioning that UNHCR has in
place a high level of security and encryption
for its registration data.
A streamlined disbursement process
will significantly aid UNHCR and other
humanitarian organisations in Iraq who are
targeting more than one million displaced
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