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From Phygital to Virtual IDs

ID cards, passports and driver’s licenses are increasingly ‘phygital’ across much of the world.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The future of sovereign documents (IDs) such as identity cards, passports and driver’s licenses is virtual. However, there are still some key challenges to overcome to get there, with IDs remaining “phygital” for the time being, explains Veridos. ID cards, passports and driver’s licenses are increasingly “phygital” across much of the world. This sees physical and digital components combined with documents containing electronic chips that store data identifying their ho...

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