The Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is seeking to use voice biometrics at call centers to authenticate customers…
New Zealand
Air New Zealand planning to use biometrics to verify passengers
Air New Zealand’s long-term plans include using biometrics to verify passengers’ identities prior to boarding. The airline recently introduced a…
Safran Identity & Security’s biometric kiosks undergoing testing at Christchurch Airport
Safran Identity & Security announced that New Zealand Customs is testing the company’s automated border control solution for families traveling…
Safran Identity & Security installs biometric egates at Christchurch airport
Through its subsidiary Morpho Australasia, Safran Identity & Security has completed installing biometric border processing egates at Christchurch Airport in…
MasterCard research shows New Zealanders embracing digital payments, biometrics
New research from MasterCard shows New Zealanders are embracing digital payments with 49% expecting mobile devices, biometrics and wearables to…
Air New Zealand installs biometric bag drop at Auckland airport
Air New Zealand announced that it has introduced biometrics-enabled self-service bag drop for customers departing from Auckland International Airport. The…
Australia considering cloud-based passports
Australia and New Zealand are in talks to trial a passport-less travel system in which a traveller’s identity and biometrics…
Morpho wins NZ Customs eGates contract, forms biometrics research partnership
Morpho (Safran) announced that it signed a new 5-year agreement with New Zealand Customs Services (NZCS) through to 2020. The…
New Zealand government to purchase 29 new SmartGates
The New Zealand government is investing asset sales to fund an additional 29 next-generation SmartGates at its airports, according to…
New Zealand tax department’s voice identification feature enrolls 1.4M users
New Zealand has managed to sign up 1.4 million Inland Revenue Department customers for Voice ID since it introduced the…