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Australia Expands Biometric Collection to Visa Applicants in India

Visa applicants in India may now be required to provide fingerprints and a facial image as part of an Australian visa application. The requirement applies to…

October 26, 2026

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VFS Global to Handle Australian Visa Biometrics for South African Travelers

South African travelers applying for Australian visas will soon experience a significant change in the biometric data collection process, as VFS Global takes…

March 7, 2025

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Portugal Mandates Face Scans for Angolan Visa Applicants at Luanda Consulate

Portugal’s consulate general in Luanda has implemented mandatory facial recognition technology for all visa applicants, marking a significant shift in the…

March 3, 2025

VFS Global Launches Digital Platform for Indonesia’s Electronic Visa on Arrival System

VFS Global has introduced a new online platform to streamline Indonesia’s Electronic Visa on Arrival (e-VoA) application process, making it available to…

January 21, 2025

VFS Global Renews Contract to Handle Finnish Visa Services

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has renewed its contract with visa services provider VFS Global to manage visa and residence permit services across…

October 31, 2024

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Unico is a global identity network that forges trust between people & companies. We identify people globally so they can have safe, efficient and private digital access to services around the world. Unico is present in over 20 countries, and serves 165 million users with over 1.5 billion identity verifications every year. We are the leading global identity network. www.unico.io

Innovatrics is an EU-based provider of trusted biometric solutions for governments and enterprises. Our algorithms consistently rank among the fastest and most accurate in fingerprint, face, and iris recognition. Since 2004, we have partnered with all types of organisations to build trusted and flexible biometric identification solutions. Our solutions are used in more than 80 countries, benefiting over a billion people worldwide. www.innovatrics.com

Identity Week aims to be a significant identity industry catalyst. It’s our mission is to help accelerate the move towards a world where trusted identity solutions enable governments and commercial organisations to provide citizens, employees, customers and consumers with a multitude of opportunities to transact in a seamless, yet secure manner. All the while preventing the efforts of those intent on doing harm. identityweek.net

The Biometric Digital Identity Prism is a market landscape framework designed to help influencers and decision makers understand, innovate, and implement digital identity technologies and solutions. This innovative framework for understanding and evaluating the rapidly evolving biometric digital identity marketplace is the only market model that is truly biometric-centric based on the foundational conviction that in the age of digital transformation the only true, reliable link between humans and their digital data is biometrics. www.the-prism-project.com