Inspired by aviation sector, Amadeus biometrics cuts MSC Cruises embarkation time by half
Travel technology firm Amadeus tells quite the biometrics tale as it highlights MSC Cruises, which introduced a fully biometric embarkation…
Border and Port Security
Biometric access control systems used at airports and national or regional boundaries to track and manage the flow of humans, and the databases and documents that support them, make up border and port security. Includes national and immigration registries, ePassports and smart card systems, automated border control (ABC) kiosks, and apps for data sharing among other products and services.
Rights groups concerned over UK’s plan to use biometric age estimation on migrants
Rights groups and social work experts are expressing concerns about the UK’s plans to introduce biometric facial age estimation for…
IngiGo, Digi Yatra seal face biometrics-based app integration deal to streamline travel
Passengers flying IndiGo can now use the airline’s app to share their boarding pass digitally with Digi Yatra’s own for…
France alters process at EES biometric kiosks in UK to speed up registrations
The Entry-Exit System (EES) kiosks at London’s St Pancras railway station have temporarily removed certain questions in order to speed…
EU’s EES launched with slowdowns and rule violations
Two minutes and 26 seconds — this was the time it took English travel journalist Simon Calder to register for…
Digital detention expands under the guise of compassion, report says
A new policy report jointly produced by the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, International Detention Coalition, and Refugee Law…
SITA modernizes infrastructure with biometrics at Hawai’i, Guyana, Georgia airports
Airports, governments and SITA are increasingly working together to speed up passenger processing with biometrics and digitalization as passenger numbers…
Fresh call for single digital borders by African nations to facilitate cross-border trade
There is a new call from development policy stakeholders for African nations to introduce one-stop-shop borders and digitize all related…
Estonia, Luxembourg, Czechia expecting full EES launch this weekend
Europe is preparing for the rollout of the biometric-based Entry-Exit System (EES) this Sunday, October 12th. On Tuesday, the EES–ETIAS…
SITA global survey reveals passengers want digitalized travel with digital IDs
A new global survey from SITA reveals a shift in passenger expectations, with travelers calling for faster, smarter and greener…
Biometric Market Analysis and Buyer's Guides
- Understanding MOSIP
- Biometric Physical Access Control
- Digital Identity Verification
- Deepfake Detection
- Online Age Assurance
- Facial Liveness Detection