Digital visa policies to ease issuance amid global tourism recovery
While the global tourism sector witnessed a significant boom in 2024, with figures reaching 96 percent of pre-pandemic levels according…
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New ENBIC Center signals hope for stronger adoption of ECOWAS regional ID card
The recently inaugurated Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC) in Nigeria which comprises a facility for the production for…
ReportIn and CBP One: A tale of two biometric border apps
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has launched a new biometric border management app it calls ReportIn that allows permanent…
Iran deploys biometric system to control Afghan migrant influx
The Iranian government says the burden of Afghan refugees it is hosting is becoming too heavy, so it is resorting…
Idemia’s Australian airport biometrics upgrade contract extended by 10 years
Idemia Public Security has won a 10-year extension of a contract to upgrade systems for processing international arrivals at 8…
EU announces phased approach for EES
The European Union has proposed a progressive introduction of its biometric traveler registration scheme, the Entry-Exit System (EES). On Wednesday,…
EU projects explain how to create ethical AI at the border
The European Union’s AI Act will have wide-reaching effects across various industries. One of the areas where AI use will…
CBP sees bigger play for Iris ID at the border
In the 1997 sci-fi horror film Cube, about six people trapped in a giant mechanical cube, one character asks of…
International police effort cracks down on fake passport network in Latin America
An international police investigation has crackdown on a trafficking network bringing Dominican migrants to Spain using fake passports. The illegal…
Frontex seeks fingerprint biometrics innovators
Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, is hosting an online networking session on January 23, 2025. An announcement…
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