Passenger biometrics expansion urged in Entrust and SITA blogs, FTE honors efforts
Seamless travel along paths defined by biometrics can provide the same benefits airports are finding in other areas of travel,…
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Pangiam
Pangiam is a public-private partnership company creating a network of industry partners aimed at revolutionizing the future of operations, security,…
Contactless biometrics and airport automation demand spiking ahead of passenger return
Contactless biometrics and automation were already increasingly important to airport operations before the pandemic, but could be critical as passengers…
Progress on digital health passes prompt EU plan to open to US travelers
The European Union (EU) is planning to ease restrictions on travel into the bloc beginning this summer for United States…
Support for digital health passes high among consumers, government response mixed
Health passes and the connection they should have to digital identities are being considered by businesses and governments, but also…
Airport biometrics launched for contactless boarding, bag drop, lounge access and border checks
Biometrics implementations by Idemia in Brazil, American Airlines at DFW, NEC in Japan and Romania’s Border Police are rolling out…
Mastercard and International Chamber of Commerce to foster interoperable health passes
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Mastercard are teaming up to encourage the interoperability of digital health pass solutions…
Digital ID’s privacy by design moment may come from immunity passport standards
A coalition of organizations from different sectors has been convened to establish a framework for vaccination passports and digital health…
Immunity passports face familiar digital identity challenges on interoperability, privacy
With immunity passports and applications already rolling out in some countries, crucial discussions are being held across organizations, supply chains…
Tech5 and Vision-Box launch biometric immunity passports, SITA adds health status capability
New digital credentials for proving vaccination to enable travel and other activities have been launched by Tech5, and through a…
