Idemia unveils two new contactless biometric devices to shorten airport journeys
Idemia has launched two updated versions of its biometric devices designed to speed up the traveler identity verification processes. Both…
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Philippines digitizes booking of criminal suspects, mulls biometric border checks
The Philippines National Police (PNP) has launched a digitized booking system for arrested persons which requires the collection of their…
Biometric Schengen Information System goes live, UK readies ETAs
The European Union’s upgraded Schengen Information System (SIS) for security and border management is now in operation, incorporating biometrics of…
Switzerland advances with plan to access asylum seekers’ digital data for ID verification
Authorities in Switzerland are advancing a plan that will update the country’s immigration laws to grant border officials the power…
Say goodbye to the passport and hello to digital travel credentials
By Jon Payne, Director of Business Development and Strategic Alliances for Identity Verification, Entrust Biometric identification enables greater convenience and…
Channel Islands begin accepting French ID cards, quietly drop Brexit entry requirements for CTA
Jersey has been given UK permission to run a pilot over the summer to allow French day-trippers to visit the…
Stamps and surveillance: Macron seeks to delay EES biometrics until after Olympics
French president Emmanuel Macron intends to delay the introduction of the biometric Entry Exist System (EES) until after the Paris…
Rebounding air passenger numbers drive biometric gate and digital ID app expansions
Biometric e-gates at airports have been deployed at 250 airports in 100 countries around the world, according to the latest…
New Zealand updates biometric checks to fight visa fraud
New Zealand’s immigration department is changing the way it conducts biometric checks to crack down on fraudulent applications, according to…
ETIAS delayed again, new target 2024
The launch of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) has been delayed by the European Union once again,…
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