Emirates Identity Authority among world’s best in biometric population enrollment: U.N Survey
The Emirates Identity Authority was recognized as one of the world’s best biometric programs, according to the recent United Nation’s…
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NFC smartphone support for Emirates ID soon
During the Cards & Payments Middle East and Mobile Show in Dubai this week, the Emirates Identity Authority announced that Emirates…
Emirates ID establishes ministry linkages, plans to replace labour cards with national ID
The Emirates Identity Authority (Emirates ID) has established a full e-linkage with the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry…
Central Bank and Emirates ID look to enhance co-operation, smart card applications
The UAE Central Bank and the Emirates Identity Authority have met to consider enhancing co-operation in regards to using the…
Technical glitch disrupts Emirates ID transactions
Following a “technical glitch,” official transactions related to national ID cards in the UAE were disrupted for nearly two days….
Touché announces bank in United Arab Emirates as first big Middle East customer
Singapore-based startup Touché has signed up Mashreq Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore ways to offer its…
UAE central bank launches biometric payment pilot with PopID, Network International
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is piloting a regional biometric payment system, using facial and palm recognition technology provided by…
Idemia PS, Matarat Holding drive biometric-powered airport transformation in KSA
Idemia Public Security has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Matarat Holding, the operator and developer of 27…
Biometrics options and digital ID choices provide needed nuance but vex some govts
Biometrics can be stored, tokenized and applied in myriad ways depending on the requirements of a given application, and the…
Amadeus’ on-the-move airport biometrics corridor roll out at scale in Indonesia
A Seamless Corridor for biometric capture from Amadeus has reached operation at scale in Indonesia at Jakarta and Surabaya airports,…
