Nigeria boosts trust in its biometric passport with ICAO PKD enrollment
Nigeria has announced its enrollment in the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Public Key Directory (PKD) and Public Key Infrastructure,…
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New Fime center will test NFC ID document scanning
Fime is opening a new Technical Centre in Lille, France, and expanding its team with hardware engineers experienced in Near…
Armenians to receive new ID cards and biometric passports by 2026
Armenia has finally outlined the schedule for introducing new ID cards and biometric passports through a public-private partnership (PPP) after…
Ethiopia advances towards biometric passport launch with ICAO engagement
Pre-registration and identity verification for biometric passports with embedded microchips is underway in Ethiopia ahead of a launch next year,…
Former South Africa Home Affairs official jailed for passport fraud
A former South African Home Affairs Department staff who was involved in a racket that illegally issued the country’s biometric…
Thales wins Sri Lanka’s biometric passport contract, Dominican taking bids
Thales and local partner Just in Time Technologies (JITT) have been awarded the contract to supply Sri Lanka’s biometric passports,…
Sri Lanka set for January biometric passport launch, plans airport upgrades
Sri Lanka is preparing to begin issuing biometric passports with electronic chips embedded as of January, 2025, according to a…
From face biometrics to ID forgeries: lax data security fuels ID fraud
In a wave of data breaches over the last year, several organizations have carelessly exposed large troves of sensitive personal…
Biometric passports get refresh in Indonesia, face hurdles in Lebanon and Kenya
Nations across the global south are looking to biometric passports as the next generation of travel documents. Indonesia will mark…
Google Wallet takes next step with US biometric passports
Google Wallet is rolling out support for American biometric passports, according to an X post from code leaker Assemble Debug….
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