DERMALOG: Maldives Introduces Most Innovative ID Card

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MALE, Maldives, October 12, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    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.

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    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

SOURCE: DERMALOG Identification Systems GmbH