Gemalto has seen a 1% increase in revenue from its ID & Security segment during the second quarter of this year, according to results released this week.
UK prime minister Gordon Brown has proposed a series of measures aimed at increasing national security and defeating terrorism, including the increased use of biometric visas and the use of ID cards.
The Indian city of Hyderabad will become the latest location to introduce multi-application smart cards when its plans to roll out the technology become a reality later this year.
A new visa application service, known as WorldBridge, is being rolled out across the globe to provide applicants for UK visas with visa and immigration information and assistance.
German health service provider Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) and Sagem Orga have inked a deal for the German smart card manufacturer to provide policy holders with electronic health cards (eGK).
Nigeria’s immigration service has finalised plans to introduce the harmonised Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) passport in addition to issuing an ePassport.
The Silicon Trust has called on Europe to take the lead in recommending interoperable solutions for registered traveller programmes (RTPs), following a workshop with EU representatives.
In his first Prime Minister’s Questions since taking over as UK Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has said that ID cards must be part of any future border control solution.