Switzerland’s Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has revised its rules for opening financial accounts remotely so that banks and other financial intermediaries can use the country’s forthcoming state electronic identity, […]

The Swiss Federal Council adopted a change to the Ordinance on Identity Documents for Swiss Nationals on Wednesday, creating the legal basis for a biometric identity card. The revised ordinance […]

The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a package of statutory and regulatory amendments to implement the European Union’s Migration and Asylum Pact, including mandatory biometric screening at the external border. […]

Switzerland’s Federal Council has pushed back the launch of the country’s national electronic identity card to December 1, 2026, after its original summer 2026 target was set aside in light […]

PXL Vision has integrated a deepfake detection capability into its PXL Ident identity verification platform, completing an 18-month research collaboration with the Idiap Research Institute that was funded by Swiss […]

Swiss voters have narrowly backed a national law establishing a state-run electronic identification system, approving the Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services by just 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent in […]

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Switzerland plans to introduce new chip-enabled biometric identity cards by the end of 2026, replacing the current non-biometric versions in line with European Union regulatory standards. The Swiss Federal Police […]

Switzerland has entered the public testing phase of its electronic identity (e-ID) system through the Swiyu app, marking a key step in its effort to implement state-recognized digital identification by […]

Switzerland is preparing to expand the use of facial recognition technology at its airports, extending it beyond current voluntary customs checks to include processes such as check-in, baggage drop-off, and […]