Zetes begins personalising Belgian electronic passports

After winning the tender launched by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (SPF) in August 2013, Zetes announces it is beginning the process of personalising the new Belgian electronic passports. The project launch was inaugurated today at the Group’s high-security production and personalisation site, by a visit from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of…

Latecomer Belgium announces ePassport, Gemalto & Zetes ink contracts

Belgium was the last of the EU Member States to issue biometric passports and had been reprimanded by the EU Court of Justice for being more than three years late to comply with the EU requirements. Nearly a year after being taken to court, Belgium has chosen its suppliers and announcements state that it will…

Zetes inks Senegalese biometric visa contract

The SNEDAI (Société nationale d’édition de documents administratifs et d’identification du Sénégal) has awarded Zetes with a contract to produce the Senegalese biometric visa. This project will see Zetes deliver 66 fixed enrolment stations to embassies, consulates and Senegalese border posts. It also makes Zetes responsible for data consolidation and AFIS deduplication (Automated Fingerprint Identification…

Zetes increases its range of People ID solutions with a fixed enrolment station

Zetes is launching a fixed enrolment station, which combines the capture of photographs, biometric fingerprinting and signatures. This station, developed and produced by Zetes, brings together all three necessary components for “live enrolment” during the production of official identity documents which satisfy ICAO norms, e.g. for identity cards, passports or driving licences. This permanent station includes…