Taiwan warns citizens against obtaining Chinese ID cards
The government of Taiwan is warning its citizens against applying for documents in Mainland China, fearing that the country could…
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New Syrian leadership asks Turkey to supply identity cards, passports
Syria has new leadership following 13 years of civil war and it will get new identity cards and passports supplied…
Idemia chips power St Kitts and Nevis’s new digital ID cards
St Kitts and Nevis’s new electronic identification (eID) system will be equipped with technology from Idemia. The Caribbean dual-island nation…
Kenya records major gains in Maisha Namba ID backlog clearance
Kenya’s State Department of Immigration and Citizen Services says that its efforts to advance the Maisha digital ID project led…
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…
Regula breaks down security features for polycarbonate IDs
Modern physical identity documents, whether in the form of ID cards, driver’s licenses, or the data page in passports, are…
Malawi distributes 3M national ID cards printed in-country
Three million national ID cards have been printed and made available for collection at district registration offices of Malawi’s National…
Biometrics is a key enabler for the identity management of the future
Interview with Marc-Julian Siewert, CEO of Veridos This month many people will be flying home or going on winter holidays….
How the ID industry can become more sustainable – and help to raise awareness for greener travel
By Tobias Nuessle, COO of Veridos The travel and tourism industry is a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions. Various…
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…
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