ID Tech Digest – October 12, 2026
Welcome to ID Tech’s digest of identity industry news. Here’s what you need to know about the world of digital identity and biometrics today: Intercede…
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Bangladesh Seeks Securiport Proposal for Biometric Border Screening
Bangladesh’s Ministry of Home Affairs has asked US border-security company Securiport to submit a detailed technical and financial proposal for an automated…
IDEMIA Launches MFACE Gen2 Face Capture Device for Border and Travel Processing
IDEMIA Public Security has launched MFACE Gen2, the next generation of its facial recognition device for processing travelers at airports, seaports and land…
CBP Says Facial Biometrics Have Verified More Than 1 Billion Travelers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has now verified the identity of more than 1 billion travelers using facial biometrics at air, land and sea ports of…
UK Plans Contactless Facial Recognition at 13 Airport eGate Sites
Britain is preparing to introduce contactless facial recognition at airport eGates, allowing eligible returning passengers to clear automated border checks…
Czech Interior Ministry Opens CZK273 Million Border eGate Tender
Czechia’s Ministry of the Interior has opened a procurement for automated border-control eGates and supporting services with an estimated value of CZK273.3…
House Intelligence Panel Calls for Complete Biometric Entry-Exit System
A bipartisan House Intelligence Committee review has called on the United States to complete biometric entry and exit screening for foreign nationals,…
New Zealand Orders Financial Audit as Failed Biometric Project Costs Rise
New Zealand’s Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has commissioned an independent financial audit of a failed immigration biometrics project after…
Canada Opens Qualification Stage for Immigration Biometrics Front End
Canada has opened a supplier-qualification process for the modernization of the front end of the Canadian Immigration Biometric Identification System, the…
Spain’s Operation Crossing the Strait Opens With Biometric Checks for Non-EU Travelers
Spain’s annual Operation Crossing the Strait has begun, and for the first time it is running with biometric border controls for non-EU travelers as the summer…