Digital Travel Credential Pilot relaunched with Idemia biometric app


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A Dutch consortium has chosen Idemia to provide technology for the world’s first transatlantic Digital Travel Credential (DTC) Pilot, using biometrics for boarding and border control on flights between Canada and the Netherlands. The Netherlands and Canada partnered up for the Known Traveller Digital Identity pilot program shortly before the pandemic, in partnership with the World Economic Forum. The DTC-1 Pilot is open to Belgian, Canadian and Dutch travellers flying from Montreal to Amsterdam on KLM. “Idemia has always worked in the Identity & Travel Industry to continuously innovate and maintain safe and smooth travel in the face of complex security challenges. The DTC-1 pilot is taking seamless travel one step further by simplifying the travel process, safeguarding privacy, security and global interoperability.”Article Topicsbiometrics | border security | Canada | digital ID | digital travel credentials | face biometrics | IDEMIA | Known Traveller Digital Identity (KTDI) | Netherlands