Ukraine has issued more than three million biometric passports this year
The State Migration Service of Ukraine reports that more than three million biometric passports and about 725,000 ID cards have…
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Paperless boarding coming to domestic flights in India with biometrics but not Aadhaar
Indian passengers on domestic flights may soon be able to board without travel documents using a “DigiYatra” (DY) based on…
Tanzania airports deploy Vision-Box technology for border control
The Tanzania Immigration Services Department (TISD) recently began using Vision-Box’s new Facial Matching Systems (FMS) to improve border control procedures…
Secunet PKI solution to authenticate Iceland electronic travel documents
Secunet announced that electronic travel documents in Iceland will be authenticated using the company’s Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) in the…
Czech border police award two contracts to secunet
German IT security firm secunet has been awarded tenders with the Czech border police to install additional automatic border control…
Semlex chosen for new Congolese passport
The Democratic Republic of Congo has chosen Semlex for the establishment of an identification management system and production of the…
Kuwait launching new e-passport system by September
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) Undersecretary for Citizenship and Passport Affairs Gen Sheikh Mazen Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah announced yesterday that a…
Biometrics and banking, access control and fingerprint technology trending this week
Here is a recap of the most popular biometrics industry news that appeared on BiometricUpdate.com this past week. Financial services…
South Africa makes smart ID application available online
In an effort to move services from paper to digital and eliminate lengthy queues at its offices, South Africa’s Department…
VFS Global launches mobile biometrics collection service for UK visa applicants in India
VFS Global and UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) have introduced an “On Demand Mobile Biometrics” service for UK visa applicants…
