by Philippe Sudan | Dec 7, 2023
This year the Best New National ID Card award went to the Philippines for the Philippines national ID card PhilID and the underlying national ID system PhilSys. The scheme, signed into law in 2018 and rolled out in 2020, creates a central identification platform for...
by Philippe Sudan | Jan 5, 2020
The new polycarbonate e-ID card is a purely contactless smart ID card – and this is the first time in the world that a public body has made the switch straight from a contact-based to a contactless card system. The smart ID card features multiple applications, in...
by Philippe Sudan | Jan 5, 2020
Nigeria launched one of Africa’s most ambitious financial inclusion and identity verification projects in August 2014, with 100 million Nigerians set to receive а biometric-based verification card featuring an electronic payment solution from MasterCard. The e-ID card...
by Philippe Sudan | Jan 5, 2020
The second joint winner was Philippines Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) for the new Philippines Seafarer eID card. One of the issues considered crucial for improving maritime security is ensuring that seafarers have documents enabling their ‘positive verifiable...
by Philippe Sudan | Jan 5, 2020
The Regional ID Document of The Year aims to promote the best in security printing, system infrastructure and implementation of a government passport, identity or other security card scheme. The new South African national identity card, the public roll-out of which...
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