Seamfix, one of the leading providers of identity management and digital solutions in Africa, has partnered with MTN Group, a mobile telecommunications company, to extend SIM registration services into five African countries.

MTN Group is leveraging the Seamfix Enrolment suite using BioSmart Solution, a robust Biometric SIM Registration solution, to benefit over 30 million MTN subscribers in Cote D’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Guinea, and Sudan.

Chimezie Emewulu, Seamfix CEO stated that Seamfix is already providing this solution for MTN and other telecommunications companies in Nigeria.

Emewulu disclosed that Seamfix’s solution has enabled it power 250,000 sim registrations monthly, translating to approximately 3 million sim registrations annually.

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“The Seamfix Enrolment Suite, which powers the BioSmart engine, provides a range of features, including biometric capture and validation, digital signatures, liveness detection, face-to-ID match, and offline registration.

“It helps MTN Group identify mobile phone SIM owners, track criminals using phones for fraudulent activities, provide better services to customers, and increase revenue streams. The Seamfix Enrolment Suite is compliant with regulatory standards and trusted by government and private organisations to create a secure digital infrastructure.

“With our success in Nigeria, we are excited to partner with MTN Group to expand our digital presence in five African countries. The Seamfix Enrolment Suite has been a game-changer in capturing and validating biometric identities and records in real-time,” the Seamfix CEO said.

“Our solution is designed to increase security, drive efficiency, reduce costs, and create a better customer experience.”

He said Seamfix is committed to providing innovative solutions that help people enable trust in the way they work, live and learn, adding that the partnership with MTN Group solidifies Seamfix’s commitment to helping businesses and their customers globally to seamlessly create, verify, and access trusted digital identities and services.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.

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