Kenya to comply with regional bloc directive on biometric passports from end November
Kenyans have until 30 November to get new East African Community (EAC) biometric passports if they want to be able…
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Regula launches compact, full-feature video spectral comparator
A lighter option for forensics ID document scanning is entering the market, with the arrival in the market of the…
Dominican Republic prepares ground for biometric passport project take-off
Prospection for an implementing partner of the Dominican Republic’s new biometric passport has begun, after the President of the Republic…
Colombia’s biometric digital ID surpasses 500K applications as govt pushes digital version
Colombians wanting a mobile ID can digitize the new version of their national ID card through the National Registry of…
New Zealand plans to introduce mDLs, eventually
New Zealand’s land transport management agency Waka Kotahi says it is working to introduce a mobile driver’s license (mDL) which…
New handheld device from Regula offers quick digital ID document verification
Forensic and digital ID verification company Regula has unveiled Regula 1031, the latest model of its handheld devices for quick,…
Jamaica to issue free birth certificates ahead of national digital ID enrollment drive
Jamaica has launched what it calls ‘Operation Birthright,’ a campaign intended to issue free birth certificates to as many as…
UAE launches new generation biometric passport, Afghanistan to up processing capacity
The government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently launched the third generation of its biometric passport, alongside a trial…
Turkey to print Hungarian, French biometric passports
Turkey’s Interior Minister, Süleyman Soylu, has disclosed that the country has reached deals with Hungary and France to print their…
Serbia, Kosovo reach reciprocal deal to accept ID cards as travel documents
A series of digital ID credentials issued around the world that people can use to cross borders are going through…
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