CARDigence joins the ranks of GlobalPlatform

CARDigence has joined GlobalPlatform as the specification body’s newest consultant member.

Croatian biometric passports from 2010

Croatia will start issuing new biometric passports on 1 January next year

L-1 inks US$4.1 million deals

L-1 Identity Systems has signed new facial recognition contracts with an aggregate value of US$4.1 million with New York and the Ministry of Transportation Ontario.

New head for NXP’s ID business

NXP has announced that Ruediger (Rudy) Stroh has become the general manager of the company’s identification business.

ePurse scheme launched in Oman

Singapore-based ePayments provider NETS has partnered with Gemalto Middle East to implement the first national ePurse solution with the Omani government.

Swiss give ePassport thumbs up – just

Swiss voters have approved the establishment of biometric passports for the country on the narrowest of margins.

Slovenia goes for eHealth

The Health Insurance Institute of Slovenia is set to rollout a new eHealth insurance card system throughout the country.

Stansted passengers urged to use biometric gates

Passengers travelling via Stansted airport are being urged to use facial recognition gates

Datastrip introduces next-gen biometric reader

Datastrip launches next-gen handheld biometric reader for travel documents

Thélem assurances chooses Xiring

French mutual insurance firm Thélem assurances has selected the ‘le Point Xiring V2’ service for its network of branches.

Another good year for G&D

G&D has released its results for 2008, reporting exceptionally good results for the second year in a row.

Gabon opts for Gemalto

Gabon’s health and social security agency has selected Gemalto as prime contractor for its eHealth card programme.

Sagem provides datapage for Croatian ePassport

Sagem to provide the polycarbonate datapage for Croatian biometric passport

‘World first’ for NXP

NXP unveils first truly industry standard NFC controller

ACiG Technology chooses Thinlam

KSW Microtec’s Thinlam has been selected by ACiG Technology to be its primary thin pre-laminated product for high frequency smart card applications.

Revenue up at L-1

L-1 Identity Solutions is the latest company to buck the economic downturn, with a 30% increase in revenue and EBITDA up by 53% in the first quarter 2009.

OSCA winners announced

The Smart Card Alliance has announced the winners of the Outstanding Smart Card Achievement (OSCA) awards in the North American smart cards industry.

BDR pushes for NFC-based eID

As part of its drive to enable citizens to use mobile phones as ID reading devices, Bundesdruckerei has joined the NFC Forum to help the international committee adapt the NFC standard on mobile phones so they can be used for eID applications.

Manchester citizens first up for UK ID cards

Residents of Greater Manchester will be the first British citizens able to apply for a voluntary ID card

ID card scheme could benefit UK by £6 billion

UK Home Secretary outlines benefits to the economy of a secure, national ID card