With tensions escalating at the Ukraine-Russia border, Czech Republic officials are planning to ask European Union counterparts to restrict travel for Russians who don’t hold biometric passports, according to a […]

“The new e-passports feature an embedded chip designed to contain the holder’s biometric data, including face, fingerprint, and iris biometrics.” Citizens of the Caribbean island nation of Dominica will soon […]

Allied Market Research (AMR) has released a new report that suggests that the e-passport market will explode in the next few years. The firm specifically predicts that the market will […]

The IN Groupe has been chosen as the technology partner for Monaco’s new digital identity project. The French company will be tasked with the design of several different ID documents, […]

Thales and Zetes will collaborate to bring next-generation e-passports to Belgium. The new seven-year contract is a renewal of the two companies’ existing contract with the country, which covered the […]

“The most important aspect in our border security improvement is our migration from the machine-readable passport to our e-passport or biometric passport, which is almost counterfeit-proof.” – Hon. Rayburn Blackmoore, Minister […]

Jumio’s Dean Nicolls has a helpful new breakdown of the advantages of biometric e-passports on the company’s blog. As Nicolls explains, e-passports are distinguished from traditional passports by their use […]

Thales has formally delivered a new e-passport for Thailand’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA). The company first announced that it was developing the document last August, when the Ministry placed […]

Veridos will be upgrading Cyprus’ biometric registration and e-document capabilities after landing a contract with the country’s Civil Registry and Migration Department of the Ministry of Interior. The contract will […]

Biometrics News – Facial Recognition Lufthansa Airlines has launched a biometric self-boarding gate at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 1. This comes almost 11 months after JetBlue debuted a […]