Everything there is to know about identity verification

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Which countries have ePassports?

Over 150 countries have passports with a contactless (NFC) chip — also called ePassports or biometric passports — which means that those passports can be read...

Which European Countries have identity cards with NFC?

One question we often get is which European countries have identity cards with NFC chips that ReadID can read. If you have one in your hand then checking if it...

Residence permits in Europe - almost all have NFC

Back in 2002, the European Council standardised the residence permits in EU countries. They demanded that all residence permits must be ICAO 9303 compliant and...

A new ETSI identity proofing standard

Standardisation organisation ETSI has published a new standard for identity proofing. Special is that it considers all different types of identity proofing.

Gartner identifies document centric identity proofing as a high priority

Gartner published its 2021 hype cycle update on IAM. Document centric identity proofing, including NFC-based IDV, is coined as a high-priority technology.

Secure identity cards across Europe

From this August onwards all EU countries need to provide identity cards that are chipped and machine readable according to the ICAO 9303. A milestone for ...

Thirdfort uses ReadID for ‘Safe Harbour’ compliant ID check

Digital onboarding platform Thirdfort has announced the launch of Thirdfort Standard, an ultra-secure digital ID check, offering Government-grade Near Field...

Swiss financial watchdog FINMA embraces NFC

Effective 1 June 2021, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA adapted its due diligence requirements in connection with client onboarding. To...

Privacy-related security mechanisms for ePassports

In a previous blog post we provided an overview of the different security mechanisms for ePassports and similar ICAO 9303 documents. In this blog, we zoom in...

Identity Proofing is taking the NFC route

Many organisations rely on biometric solutions for identity proofing. Leading research and advisory company Gartner is positive that document-centric identity...

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