Thailand has launched a third-generation 10-year ePassport that reportedly features iris scan identification.

Newly launched passwordless identity management startup Beyond Identity today announced it has joined the FIDO Alliance

The European Central Bank (ECB) welcomes the decision by 16 European banks to launch the European Payments Initiative.

Apple has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office on July 2 for a solution that would work in place of traditional driver’s licenses, passports and varied ID cards for government purposes or access to private property.

Access-IS has announced that its TripTick device has been certified as Visa Ready for contactless payments. 

Vietnam has had to postpone ePassport issuance due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, local media reported. 

SPS has introduced CMI+, Customized Module Image Plus, a new security feature dedicated to ID documents that consists in including the coat of arms or other government emblems or symbols on the card’s micro module. 

Singapore's Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) has experienced a huge surge in demand for Identity Card (IC) services

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has sent furlough notices to about 69% of its staff and preparing to suspend services in August because Congress and the Trump administration can’t agree on terms of a $1.2 billion funding arrangement.

Elyctis, an expert in eID and ePassport readers, expands again its ID BOX One range with the ID BOX One 152

 Mvine Limited and iProov announce today a new agreement has been formalised to partner with one another on forthcoming business engagements.

With great sadness, Veridos and Veridos Matsoukis announce that Efthimios Matsoukis, Managing Director of Veridos Matsoukis Security Printing S.A. in Athens, passed away last Sunday, 21 June 2020

Senior Indian officials have confirmed that the country's ePassport project is nearing the stage where citizens can apply for the document.

Veridos, a leading provider of integrated identity solutions, presents its new eGovernment platform, VeriGOTrueSeal. It allows for secure, convenient, and privacy-friendly digital attestation of sensitive documents that are essential for the management of the COVID-19 situation.

Augmented identity firm IDEMIA has launched a tablet that combines its fingerprint and facial biometrics technology.

Access-IS, the leading supplier of Identity Document readers is pleased to announce the integration of its ATOM document reader with NOVOMATIC’s myACP casino management system. 

The organisers of the industry-leading identity event, after a great deal of deliberation, and given current world circumstances surrounding COVID-19, have taken the decision to postpone Identity Week 2020 to mid November

Identity Week Asia will open its doors on 8-9 October at Suntec, Singapore, with an expected 1000 experts from around the world convening to discuss next-generation identity solutions and their capability to both transform society and counter identity-based fraud.

The organisers of leading industry event Identity Week 2020 plan to introduce new initatives next year as the show aims to deliver more content and insights to attendees.