Under the terms of the project, Gemplus‘ contactless chip technology, GemBorder, will be embedded in Singapore’s new biometric passport. The chip will contain biometric information about the passport holder such as fingerprint and facial details. The passport holder can be authenticated against the information on the chip at the checkpoints. In addition, Gemplus will provide the chip personalisation solution. „“With this deployment, Singapore is setting a global precedent, in which Gemplus plays an important role,““ commented Jacques Seneca, Executive Vice President Business Development Group and ID & Security Business Unit, Gemplus. „“This win is a significant endorsement of our contactless technology for identity cards, e-passports and systems developed by our R & D team.““ janet.loh-tk@gemplus.com www.gemplus.com