Biometric passports planned for Jamaica and Bangladesh, new eID for Fiji and Romania
Fiji’s National Identification Card will be linked to electronic passports to create a new ID system that will share important…
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UK’s planned border control policy big on biometrics
The UK’s Conservative government is focusing efforts on introducing biometrics-based border control policy, writes Science Direct. The system would be…
Biometrics and digital ID in Africa: GenKey in Niger, Securiport in CAR, new reseller partner for Daon in SA
Heading into a new decade there’s a clear theme in Africa’s digital ID sphere: looming deadlines. First up is Tanzania’s…
Facial recognition 5G-powered glasses, enhanced biometric passports, and Interpol: border updates from Asia
Customs officers in Shenzhen now have biometric facial recognition 5G-powered glasses to scrutinize people crossing the border, following test pilots…
Ukraine issues 14 million biometric passports, Belarus announces plan for 2021
More than 14 million biometric passports have been issued in Ukraine so far, according to Ukrinform. Head of the State…
IN Group purchases Surys to bolster identity, banking, fiduciary payments security
Following exclusive negotiations that started in August, IN Groupe has wrapped up the purchasing process of identity document authentication company…
UK politician proposes new biometric entry and exit system to prevent threats from EU
The limited data UK’s Border Force has on people travelling to the UK from the European Union with a biometric…
Veridos to upgrade Cyprus biometric passport and data collection system
Veridos has won a contract with the Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior of Cyprus to…
Technical issues delay Belarus’ January introduction of biometric passports
In March, Belarus was announcing its decision to push back biometric passports from release in January 2019 to January 2020….
Air travel industry’s $50B investment in biometrics and other IT improves passenger satisfaction
The air travel industry is finally making significant headway on improving customer satisfaction levels and average processing time, and it…
