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News, interviews and reports relating to government contracts for biometric systems used in eGovernment, border control, national security and national ID.

 

Aadhaar gives access to pre-paid Visa accounts in India

On Wednesday, the Indian government announced the launch of Saral Money, a unique financial services and electronic payments program, using…

 

Speech Technology Center, Ecuador deploy nationwide voice and face biometric ID system

Speech Technology Center (STC), a Russian company that produces speech technologies and multi-modal biometric solutions, announced the successful deployment of…

 

World Record Academy recognizes UAE biometric database as world’s biggest

The Untied Arab Emirates (UAE) has received official certification for having the world’s largest biometric database. Specifically, the Emirates Identity…

 

Seychelles Police, Interpol, 3M Cogent sign contract for new fingerprint matching system

The Seychelles Police Department is expected to receive a new fingerprint matching system by next year, to help with the…

 

Fiji’s biometric voter registration surpasses half a million

More than half a million voters in Fiji have registered to vote in the upcoming 2014 elections, using a biometric…

 

Australia to introduce offshore biometrics collection for visa applicants in Cambodia

Australia will introduce a new biometric visa application for applicants coming from Cambodia, effective December 17, 2012. Part of the…

 

Biometric machines thwart duplicate voters in Ghana presidential election, cause massive delays

Ghanaians took to the polls December 7 to vote for the country’s newest president. This election marks the first in…

 

Ukraine biometric passport law comes into force today, UN refugee agency says it falls short

The law introducing the biometric passport system in Ukraine came into force in the country yesterday, though the United Nations…

 

U.S. electoral system requires reform, biometric technology

It is an understatement to observe that the United States has an electoral system that is completely disorganized, and which…

 

Philippine Congress passes bill for mandatory biometrics registration

Both houses of Congress have now approved a bill requiring all voters in the Phillipines to undergo biometric registration for…

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