Identity solutions firm HID Global has announced that it has acquired Crossmatch, a biometric identity management and secure authentication solutions firm, from Francisco Partners. 

Gemalto provides Georgia’s Department of Driver Services with polycarbonate driver’s license.

Planet Biometrics, a sister publication of Security Document World, has joined an international coalition calling for the recognition of September 16 as International Identity Day.

Acuant, a global provider of identity verification solutions, today announced that Tokenworks, aprovider of ID scanners and identification software, selected Acuant's AssureID to enhance TokenWorks' advanced identity verification system IdentiFake.

A senior Nigerian official has called on the Federal Government to conslidate all personal ID cards into one to ease access to government services.

Residents of Hong Kong and Macau are flocking to apply for a new smart ID card which the government says will give them - and residents of the self-ruled Taiwan - access to services in the Chinese mainland.

eID cards are set to become mandatory ID for all Latvians over 15, according to local media.

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev has been presented with the first national biometric ID card to be issued.

Secure document tech firm Regula released a new version of Document Reader SDK - 4.12.1. 

Sun Chemical announces that the Sun Chemical Security division will operate under the brand name of Luminescence,  and that Paul Cooper will take charge.

Trusted identity and secure transaction technology solutions firm Entrust Datacard has announced new capabilities for the company’s Mobile Smart Credential solution. 

Keesing Technologies is expanding its market presence to China. Recently, the company has entered into a partnership with Resonant. to service this market. 

Scotland’s local government Improvement Service, has revealed there will be several upgrades made to the myaccount digital portal, through which citizens can access public services.

Daon's IdentityX Platform will now feature in the NZ Government's RealMe Now app

An expert’s guide to using the paper elements of a passport.

Empowering e-government by shifting to smart cards is accelerating the arrival of a new era of mobile identity and electronic documents.

In this white paper, Hewlett Packard details an enterprise approach to mobile eID based on hardware tokens in microSD cards.

Citizen ID documents such as national IDs and driver licenses will ultimately follow the trend toward mobility.

To enable public administrations, companies and citizens to freely interact while retaining their formal relationships of liability, there needs to be a progressive development in the use of "digital trust" services.