Many eyes on digital ID credentials for travel. Now about the standards…
Digital identity programs are being mulled or rolled out internationally for air travel. It is good news in terms of…
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Daon digital health pass VeriFLY reaches 1M users on Carnival Cruises
Carnival Cruise Line announced that over a million of its guests have now boarded its ships after verifying their vaccinated…
Startup NeoKe’s decentralized digital ID for travel wins Microsoft hackathon
A startup focusing on decentralized digital ID for travel won Microsoft’s Identity for All hackathon in July and is now…
Biometrics deployments to facilitate airport passenger checks gain traction in US, India
Systems to automate and expedite checks for passengers at airports with biometrics are finding more space as the travel industry…
Australia retires digital health pass, plans improvements and a comeback
Australia’s Digital Passenger Declaration app, which had been used to collect vaccination status and passport information from travelers flying into…
Common digital health pass for seamless travel to be discussed at ICAO summit
Discussions around adopting a common global digital health pass, or “passport” in ICAO’s parlance, to facilitate international travel will be…
How will digital wallet pilots in Europe affect the world?
The fourth ID4Africa livecast in the ‘Mobile for Identity Management & Inclusive ID4D’ series turns to mobile ID in advanced…
India moves to ease biometric registration for air and cruise travel in wake of COVID-19
The Indian government will allow domestic and international travelers to self-register for flights to and from the country with face…
DHS discusses difficulties of implementing mDLs
The U.S. Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has published an article about the difficulties connected with the correct implementation of…
Saudi Arabia launches biometrics enrollment app for pilgrim visas
Saudi Arabia’s ‘Saudi Visa Bio’ mobile app made its debut in the UK and Malaysia to register the fingerprint or…
