Belkin gets FIPS 201 certification for card reader
Belkin Enterprise, a leading manufacturer of electronic peripherals and devices for consumer, business and government markets has recently announced that its USB Smart Card and Common Access Card...
View ArticleBiometric Research Note: Indonesia most advanced adopter of eID credentials
Implementing a biometrically-enabled identification card in Indonesia, the country with the fourth largest population, has been a vital step in creating a nationwide identification infrastructure which...
View ArticlePolygamous men wreak havoc on Indonesia’s biometric eID system
Indonesian Home Minister Gamawan Fauzi has announced that the thousands of men with multiple wives have compromised the country’s single identification system, the Jakarta Post reports. Problems occur...
View Article60 million eIDs yet to be delivered in Indonesia
The Indonesian Home Ministry has said that the government is waiting for a contracted vendor to finish work on more than 60 million electronic identity cards for its massive national identity program,...
View ArticleABI Research anticipates massive growth in smart card shipments this year
New research from ABI Research forecasts 8.6 billion smart cards to be shipped worldwide in 2013; a combined number spanning all smart card markets. Of the total forecasted shipments, 16 percent are...
View ArticleGlobal eID revenue to reach $54 billion, says Acuity
According to a new study from Acuity Market Intelligence, the global market for national electronic ID (eID) programs will generate US$54 billion in revenues between 2013 to 2018. The firm also...
View ArticleIran VP calls on ICT Ministry to study electronic ID program
Iran first vice president Eshaq Jahangiri has called on the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (ICT) to research the various executive and technical components of a new initiative to...
View ArticleExplainer: Electronic ID (eID)
An eID card is typically a government-issued document for online and offline identification. The typical electronic identity card has the format of a regular bank card, with printed identity information...
View ArticleID4Africa: 1st Government Forum on Electronic Identity in Africa
2-4 June 2015 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania On 2-4 June 2015, the National Identification Authority (NIDA) of the Ministry of Home Affairs of Tanzania, together with APSCA and the Identity Counsel...
View ArticleChina examining eID for its 600 million Internet users
China is examining the introduction of electronic identification in a bid to protect private information and curb Internet fraud. Electronic identification, or eID, is typically a government-issued...
View ArticleBulgaria to introduce biometric identity cards
Bulgaria’s Deputy Interior Minister Krasimir Tsipov announced this week that the country will soon introduce identity cards containing biometric data that will allow passage through eGates at EU...
View ArticleAnother extension requested for Israel’s biometric database pilot
This past weekend, Israel’s Interior Minister Arye Dery requested another nine-month extension on the country’s biometric database pilot. The pilot was due to wrap up at the end of this month, after...
View ArticleeID projects in Africa and Latin America drive X Infotech’s expansion
Systems integrator and software developer X Infotech has expanded its presence in Latin America, North and West Africa by engaging new regional representatives. X Infotech is a global provider of...
View ArticleRwanda to introduce new eID card
Rwanda announced on Tuesday at the ID4Africa Forum and exposition in Kigali that it will roll-out an integrated eID card in July. eID is a government-issued document for online and offline...
View ArticleX Infotech, IMS rolls out biometric ID card project in Ghana
X Infotech and Identity Management Systems (IMS) Limited have rolled out an electronic identity documents and smartcards solutions project in Ghana. IMS acted as the prime contractor in a public...
View ArticleNXP releases thinnest contactless chip module for passport and ID cards
NXP Semiconductors N.V. released its new, ultra-thin contactless chip module that significantly improves the design flexibility of passport and identity cards. At only 200 μm thick – which is...
View ArticleNEXT Biometrics CEO Ritu Favre on a year of scaling and a pivot
Ritu Favre’s career as NEXT Biometrics CEO has been marked by a combination of accelerating change and persistent continuity, as she nears one year in charge of the company in February, 2018. The...
View ArticleExplainer: Electronic ID (eID)
An eID card is typically a government-issued document for online and offline identification. The typical electronic identity card has the...
View ArticleID4Africa: 1st Government Forum on Electronic Identity in Africa
2-4 June 2015 Dar es Salaam, Tanzania On 2-4 June 2015, the National Identification Authority (NIDA) of the Ministry of...
View ArticleChina examining eID for its 600 million Internet users
China is examining the introduction of electronic identification in a bid to protect private information and curb Internet fraud. Electronic...
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