OTS - DERMALOG: Maledives introduces most innovative ID Card
2017. October 11. 14:14
Male, 11 October, 2017 (APA/OTS) - Innovation in the Maldives - The
Maldives are known for their nice beaches and wonderful holiday
resorts on many islands. Now the Maldives have also become a place
of innovation. Maldives Immigration has just introduced a new, very
innovative type of ID card: It can be used for payments, but also
serves as a national ID card, as a driver´s license as well as a
health card and insurance card. Last but not least it is also used
like a passport for easy travelling. This is why the new card is
called "Passport Card". The innovative card and system was
developed by Maldives Immigration, together with DERMALOG from
Germany as the technology provider.
Citizens of the Maldives do not need to carry many cards around
anymore. The famous islands are becoming a country where one single
card serves for everything which matters, starting from payment up
do driving, health, insurance, travelling and many more different
applications. The new card is a so called "multi-purpose-card"
which is very special in many ways:
Today most bank cards have a durability of maximum 3 years. The
new card of the Maldives is the world´s first bank card which is
made of Polycarbonate material that can last up to 10 years.
Furthermore it contains a unique combination of a called
dual-interface chip for contactless and contact card reading. The
new card is certified by the Bank of Maldives as well as by
MasterCard, allowing the card to be used internationally like any
other MasterCard.
What makes the cards more secure than any other payment card
are the additional passport security features, which no bank card
provides. This additional features allow the Maldives "Passport
Card" to be used like a regular passport and works already at all
borders of the Maldives, including the new electronic gates. The
"Passport Card" is fully confirming to all international standards
of a modern passport.
But the innovative Maldives card can also be used as a driver´s
license, health card or insurance card. The Controller General of
Maldives Immigration, Mr. Mohamed Anwar says: "The door is open for
many other government departments and private companies to use our
new Passport Card in future. Reseach and development for the new
card and it´s system has been done in close cooperation with the
German company DERMALOG, which is also known for it´s innovative
biometric systems." Gunther Mull, the CEO of DERMALOG, adds: "This
is why the cards also contain 10 fingerprints for secure
verification. Together with Maldives Immigration we are very proud
about this very innovative and secure biometric card and system."
In future the Maldives might not only be known for of it´s
wonderful beaches, but also as a place where the future already
starts today.
Press contact:
DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH
Media Relations
Mittelweg 120
20148 Hamburg
Germany
Tel: +49(40)413227-0
Fax: +49(40)413227-89
Email: info@dermalog.com
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