Cameroon’s biometric visa application online portal goes live 30 April
Cameroon’s Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella has announced that the online application platform for the new generation of the country’s…
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Contracts for national biometric travel IDs won by HID in Bahrain, Veridos in Guyana
A pair of major contracts for national biometric travel ID documents have been won by HID Global and Veridos. HID…
Switzerland advances with plan to access asylum seekers’ digital data for ID verification
Authorities in Switzerland are advancing a plan that will update the country’s immigration laws to grant border officials the power…
Cameroon introduces legislation to allow biometric visas, residence permits
The plan by the government of Cameroon to put in place a system for the issuance of biometric visas and…
Use of Ghana Card as travel ID gaining traction, Namibia, Botswana follow suit
More than 1,000 Ghanaians travelled into the country from different destinations around the world using their national biometric ID credential…
Dermalog beats Semlex, others to $48M biometric passport deal in DRC
German biometrics firm Dermalog has won a contract worth US$48 million to produce biometric passports in the Democratic Republic of…
Biometric passports: progress in Nepal, Seychelles, ‘huge crowds’ in Bhutan
Biometric passport issuance is progressing at different rates in three countries this week. First to the Seychelles, which has unveiled…
An easier travel path from home to hotel room with digital credentials and facial biometric match
Digital travel credentials are here. The launch of American Airlines’ Mobile ID – which combines Thales technology with the Airside…
US might have to settle for compromised ID cards
In a development that surprised few paying attention to the U.S. plan to get more-secure IDs in the hands of…
Acceptance of digital ID cards for travel spotty but there are innovation standouts
Digital IDs are the goal for many governments around the world but getting biometric ID cards in the hands of…
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