SPS inductive coupling technology gaining market recognition for versatile card manufacturing
Smart Packaging Solutions’ (SPS’) inductive coupling technology eBoost has recently obtained new references, which the company says makes it recognized…
ID cards
Hong Kong rolls out ID cards with higher resolution photos for facial biometrics
New Hong Kong identity cards featuring higher resolution photos to support facial biometrics are being introduced for residents getting their…
HID Global launches new high-speed ID card printer
HID Global has introduced a new ID card retransfer printer which it says delivers breakthrough speed to save ID card…
Israel moves to biometric passports, ID cards exclusively
After several extensions of the pilot phase, Israel moved to biometric passports and ID cards exclusively beginning June 1, according…
HD Barcode, IriTech to release iris verification ID card solution
HD Barcode has partnered with Iritech to introduce HD IrisCheck, which they claim is the world’s first ID card with…
Improving African biometrics market boosts Nigerian identity plan
Nigeria’s relationship with biometrics and other vendors working on its National Identity Number (NIN) program has significantly improved, along with…
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…
HID Global introduces OSM Multitech citizen ID cards
HID Global has created an Optical Secure Media (OSM) Multitech card that it says is one of the most secure…
Israeli security report details attempts to obtain fake biometric ID cards
A new Israeli security report submitted to the Knesset has revealed that there have been 999 possible attempts by citizens…
Acuity report forecasts biometric ID credentials to reach one billion a year by 2022
Acuity Market Intelligence has published new research that predicts that by 2022, annual production of biometric “physical” identity credentials will…
