Banks in Thailand to use facial recognition
Banks in Thailand have been allowed to use biometric facial recognition to authenticate customers for remote account opening.
The Bangkok Post reports six banks in...
NSW Police Force, IDEMIA extend LiveScan partnership
IDEMIA, a leader in augmented identity, has renewed its partnership with Australia’s largest police force.
Security Document World reports that under the six-year contract with...
South Korea launches digital driver’s licence
South Korean telecommunication companies have launched a digital driver's licence that will come in the form of a QR code and bar code.
The plans...
High Security Identification Documents
For anyone involved in the production of a high-security identification document the risk of the programme is a constant concern. Will the document look...
Jamaican e-passports a ‘game changer’
Jamaicans will soon receive electronic passports as part of the transformation process taking place at the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).
Jamaica Observer reports...
Increased demand for holographics amid C-19
The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) says the international market for holography continues to hold-up despite the impact of COVID-19, with strong confidence that...
Identities in the blockchain
Identities are important in a blockchain environment. As the blockchain concept in itself does not provide for an identity solution, an interesting challenge lies...
The replication of biophotonic structures
Photonic devices are based on regularly structured materials or material combinations with periodicities in the order of the wavelength of visible light. These structures...
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Passport data page photo: Colour or no colour?
Over the last years, more and more countries decided to switch to polycarbonate for their passport’s data page. The main reasons for such upgrades...
