Digi Yatra biometrics to apply to foreign travel, hotels with e-passport launch

India’s Digi Yatra biometric airport ID system is promising to be available to international travelers by the end of 2025, according to a report in the Financial Express. The non-profit Digi Yatra Foundation (DYF), which is responsible for the facial recognition project, is waiting on the rollout of electronic passports in India to fast-track access for foreign travelers, as well as some expanded use cases.

Once the soon-to-be-launched chip-enabled biometric passports are available, DYF will allow them to be integrated …

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