25K Afghan biometric passports ready to be issued, 100K more to follow
Afghanistan has begun to issue passports again after months of delay which hampered the attempts of many to leave the…
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Costa Rica plans biometric passport launch by next year
The government of Costa Rica has announced that newly designed passports, which will integrate biometric technology, will go into effect…
EmpTech supplies biometric passports, ID cards for Belarus
The Republic of Belarus has commenced the issuance of new biometric passports and national identity cards. According to a press…
Confusion over Chile’s biometric passport bidding process
The process of awarding contracts for biometric Chilean passports is a jumble of odd events and accusations of improprieties involving…
Concerns raised in Zimbabwe as Semlex wins biometric passport contract
Some Zimbabweans, including political party officials, are raising worries following the award of a contract for the production of the…
Biometric passports, vetting and mobile ID contracts back new high market forecast
Big-dollar digital ID contracts and biometrics market potential loom large in the week’s industry news, with a spotlight on Augentic’s…
How Augentic delivered Cameroon’s biometric passport project amid the pandemic
“Wow. The 48 hours deadline is truly respected. When it’s good, we should say it’s good. If government was respecting…
Onfido and INTERPOL train US officers on biometric passport fraud
A training session on recognizing fraudulent travel identity documents jointly held by INTERPOL’s Counterfeit Currency and Security Documents (CCSD) unit…
Ghana Card to function as full biometric passport under government plan
Ghanaians may soon be able to use the national biometric ID card as an international travel document, even beyond the…
Shortage of chips threatens biometric passport, digital ID supply – and the suppliers
The global shortage of microchips threatens the ability of governments and companies to issue biometric digital ID documents such as…
