Gemalto wins identity document industry award for Finland’s new biometric passport
Gemalto and the National Police Board of Finland together won the Reconnaissance 2017 Award for Best Regional ID Document, reflecting…
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EU-funded projects developing facial recognition avatar border guards, handheld scanners
European Dynamics is developing a facial recognition-based border control system that begins screening travelers before they even leave their home,…
Imprimerie Nationale Group delivers multi-biometric ID documents platform for Republic of Djibouti
In an effort to modernize and harmonize the ID document production and issuance process, the Imprimerie Nationale Group has deployed…
Kyrgyzstan to replace ID cards with biometric passports
This week, the Kyrgyzstan State Registration Service (SRS) Chairman Tayirbek Sarpashev told a parliamentary committee that the SRS has plans…
NXP details top three global trends in biometric passports
NXP Semiconductors has identified its top three trends in electronic passports (ePassports or biometric passports) as increasing functionality, stronger security,…
Britain accepting passport photos captured on phones to simplify facial recognition matching
Britain’s passport office said it will now accept photos taken on mobile phones when British applicants renew their passports online,…
Biometrics to replace passports at Australian airports
Australia’s Department of Immigration and Border Protection announced plans to implement a new biometric system at the country’s international airports…
Bahamas government to intro new biometric passport this month
Bahamas’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration announced earlier this week that the government will introduce a new series of…
More e-passport gates at London airport
As part of its £115 million transformation plan, London Luton airport will be installing additional five e-passport gates at its…
Turkey issues new biometric passports as part of EU visa agreement
Turkey will begin issuing new biometric passports in November in accordance with its agreement with the European Union to grant…
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