McCarran International Airport installs SITA’s automated passport control kiosks
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas recently installed SITA’s automated passport control (APC) kiosks to increase efficiency and streamline the…
ePassports
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Connect:ID expo: MorphoTrak demonstration of MorphoWay
At last month’s Connect:ID expo in Washington, DC, the exhibition hall featured 50 organizations and companies in the digital identity…
Dubai government to introduce automated passport control with facial and iris recognition
General Directorate for Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai is introducing new biometric-based services, including an automated passport kiosk, at…
SITA provides biometric border management systems for Oman, Bulgarian, Romanian
SITA recently provided its iBorders border management solutions and services to the government of Oman to facilitate the country’s visitor…
Customs and Border Protection launches passport facial recognition airport pilot
The Department of Homeland Security announced that Customs and Border Protection has initiated its “1:1 Facial Recognition Air Entry Pilot”…
Credence ID releases handheld biometric platform with enhanced document reading capabilities
Credence ID has launched CredenceOneMRZ, its new handheld solution that authorizes an individual’s identity by using a combination of biometrics…
TechNavio projects biometric growth in China based on ePassports, national ID cards
According to TechNavio, growing demand for ePassports and national ID cards will result in exponential growth in the Chinese biometrics…
Ukrainian government to procure 600 terminals to aid in biometric passport rollout
The Ukrainian government has announced it is procuring 600 terminals to issue biometric passports, to which they are allocating roughly…
Biometric identification news from Uganda, Kenya and Nigeria
Uganda to Procure Biometric Passport System Uganda’s directorate of Citizenship and Immigration Control has started the process of procuring electronic…
Automated border control expands across North American airports and into the Caribbean
The last week has seen separate announcements from Denver International Airport, Lynden Pindling International Airport in The Bahamas, and Queen…
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