Villages leapfrog the grid with biometrics and mobile money

In low-tech villages, biometrics and mobile money can level market spikes and allow a way for people to bypass the grid (Christian Science Monitor)

Widespread fingerprinting is controversial in Western nations, but in countries where births aren't recorded, people lack official identification, and many can't even sign their names, fingerprints might be a person's best shot at securing a bank account.

ID management is about people. Biometrics can help the worlds poor more fully participate in the markets that have lifted billions worldwide out of poverty.