Governments prioritize ID documents to mitigate thin chip supplies
The global chip shortage is not having as detrimental an impact on the production of smart government ID documents as…
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Smart Engines wins passport scanning customer and updates SDK
Smart Engines passport recognition technology has been adopted by accounting outsourcing firm Knopka’s human resources department to automate and simplify the…
Ireland awards HID Global €15M passport processing contract
Ireland’s Department of Foreign affairs has awarded a €14.7 million (US$16.5 million) contract to HID Global’s Irish subsidiary to process…
NIMC says new digital identity verification channels can solve Nigerian passport backlog
Nigeria’s National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has called on the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) to use alternative digital ID verification…
ID document scanning software from Smart Engines updated, Nets certified for eIDAS High
Smart Engines has developed new modes of scanning for its artificial intelligence-powered passport readers to enable businesses or authorities to perform…
Biometric passports coming to Armenia, Nepal, Zimbabwe
Afghanistan’s Taliban government has extended passport issuance, recently only available in the capital Kabul, to seven provinces, and will prioritize…
Controversy over Ghana VP remarks on ID card use as passport shows need for public engagement
The recent claim by Ghana’s vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia that the country’s national biometric ID card (the Ghana Card)…
Cubox scores high mark in NIST paperless travel test, airport biometrics to grow four-fold
Cubox has scored the best result in the latest National Institute for Science and Technology Facial Recognition Vendor Test (NIST…
Saudi Arabia plans imminent rollout of biometric passport, UAE hits 2M digital IDs
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is planning to introduce a biometric passport in the coming months with advanced security features…
HID Global showcases new Estonian biometric passport with world-first features, personalization
Citizens of Estonia will notice a range of new features as they start receiving the all-new biometric passport when they…
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