Immigration officials can securely authenticate the information stored on the chip, helping verify the traveller's identity ...

The FINANCIAL — Visa Inc. on September 15 introduced a new specification to use biometrics with chip card transactions. The specification can enable palm, voice, iris, or facial biometrics. This first ...

The NFC chip will allow border control and smart devices to read biometric and biographical data, a unique identification ...

In a major step towards digital travel and enhanced border security, the Indian government has launched the ePassport, a next-generation travel document embedded with a biometric chip and antenna, as ...

BERLIN – Executives from the chip-card industry are excited by the prospect of using cards carrying digital biometric data to improve speed and security in banking, immigration, and other activities ...

The outgoing U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary, Tom Ridge, called for a new international standard for putting biometric data such as fingerprints on passports. In a speech Friday at the ...

The U.K. Passport Service (UKPS) today launched its six-month trial of biometric technology involving 10,000 volunteers, the same day that the U.K. government introduced a draft bill that could ...