Trust Stamp has signed a three-year technology services and data sovereignty agreement with BLIP Limited, a Nigerian technology provider that runs national-scale digital registration and certification platforms for the Nigerian government. Under the agreement, Trust Stamp will provide AI-powered identity solutions for government programs in Nigeria in what it describes as a multi-million-dollar engagement.
The deployment is expected to exceed one million enrollments in its first year, and the programs it supports address a total population of tens of millions of people. Trust Stamp disclosed the agreement in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
The system will run in a customer-hosted environment so that all project data remains under Nigerian control and is processed in line with the Nigeria Data Protection Act 2023. It uses Trust Stamp’s Irreversibly Transformed Identity Token, or IT2, technology, which converts biometric data into revocable identity tokens. Trust Stamp says the approach supports large-scale identity verification and fraud prevention while reducing the risks of storing biometric data.
According to the companies, identity infrastructure of this kind can support digital registration, eligibility verification, certification and the administration of services, and can help institutions guard against duplicate or fraudulent registrations. BLIP describes itself as a developer of digital platforms, identity-related solutions, verification systems and technology infrastructure for government and institutional programs.
“This agreement is a significant milestone in our African growth strategy and one of the largest deployments of our technology to date,” said Gareth Genner, CEO of Trust Stamp. “Governments across the continent are looking for identity infrastructure that is secure, scalable and sovereign, and our partnership with BLIP demonstrates how our privacy-preserving technology can support programs reaching tens of millions of people.”
Jonathan Patscheider, senior vice president at Trust Stamp, said BLIP brings local expertise and a proven registration platform, and that the company sees strong demand for the model across Nigeria and the wider region.
“Africa must not merely consume the technologies that shape its future; we must build, govern and deploy the infrastructure that enables our people, institutions and economies to thrive,” said Freeman Musa Yusuf, managing director and CEO of BLIP. He said the partnership combines Trust Stamp’s privacy-preserving biometric technology with BLIP’s understanding of Nigeria’s institutional environment and program delivery requirements.
Sources: SEC
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By the ID Tech Editorial Team
