Maldives introduces most innovative ID Card / Innovation in the Maldives (FOTO)

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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.

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