The success of ABC gates show how border agencies and airports are leveraging biometric documents and automation of traveler authentication to facilitate passenger flows. The next big thing will be biometrics as an identifier for border, airport and airline processes. Ready to travel just with your face?
1. From eGate to Gateless
Border crossing
Reality or Dreamland?
Nora Blomefield, Head of Marketing Border and Travel
ID@Borders Conference April 18th 2018
2. Coping with growing traffic
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Need to find ways to “do more with less”, leveraging:
• +50% travelers now traveling with an ePassport containing
their biometric information
• Automation is the first response to increasing traveler flows
and limited manpower
FROM 3,8 TO
7.2BN AIR PASSENGERS
IN 2035 (IATA)
3. SELF-SERVICE MOMENTUM
Airports expected to spend + $2.2 Bil globally on ABC eGates
and kiosks between 2014 and 2018 (Acuity)
ABC gates, the premise to a digital journey
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1BIL EPASSPORTS ON THE FIELD
From 500 Mil in 2013 to 1 Bil in 2017: 57% of total are ePassports
source ICAO & Gemalto
ABC GATE
Fully automated primary inspection
4. ABC gates already leverage biometrics to facilitate
traveler flows
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Biometrics embedded
in the ePassport
as a way to automate
and systemize traveler
recognition & verification
of his claimed identityFACIAL
VERIFICATION
FINGERPRINT
VERIFICATION
IRIS
VERIFICATION
5. Lighter, flexible, expandable
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• Kiosk: shifting to smaller footprint, segregating the process
with self-service pre-check kiosks
• Mobile could also be used for pre-check
PRE-CHECK:
DIGITAL IDENTITY CREDENTIAL
DERIVED FROM ePASSPORT
6. Pre-check user journey
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REFERENCE
ID TOKEN
RECOGNITION
& VERIFICATION
3
LIVE CAPTURE
& AUTHENTICATION
1 2
7. Heading towards on the fly control
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DESK GATE ON THE MOVE
ONE BY ONE GROUPS
15’’
stop
5’’
stop
No stop
8. Biometrics as the unique traveler authenticator
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ICAO compliant reference
Identity Token through
pre-enrolment
Border control & Travel
Stakeholders to capture
& verify the Digital Identity
9. Innovation to transition from digital to cloud
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NEXT?
Extending the usage
to other stakeholders –
airlines, banks, telecom
operators, car rental,
hotels…
ENABLING TRUST
IN CLOUD ID – Data at
rest and data
in transit
REFRENCE
BIOMETRIC ID –
Government held
BIOMETRIC MATCHERS –
live capture and matching
towards reference
PORTABLE
BIOMETRIC ID –
ePassport or Mobile
passport
10. Non stop, touchless and zero footprint experience
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BORDERS MOVING IN SPACE AND TIME
• Leveraging web, biometrics, self service
ahead of the journey
• Trusted traveler programs
A CONTINUOUS, HANDSFREE
TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
• No systematic physical ID token check
at the border point
• No physical barrier for trusted travelers
11. Embracing the digital identity credential
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ANTICIPATING
Border Control starts before the border point
FROM STATIC to DYNAMIC
Traveler information on file, updated real time, accessible
from all border points and possibly to multiple parties
MORE FLOOR SPACE, LESS BOTTLE NECKS
Flexible control process, smaller HW footprint, automated
checks
12. The Change has already begun
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• USA: trialing biometric boarding with government-airline partnership
• Australia: fully automatic, seamless processing of incoming passengers based solely on
their biometric data
• Asia: Changi T4 Terminal in Singapore is designed for full automation & biometric
authentication
• Middle East: Smart Tunnel concept for a gateless experience
• Europe: several airports/airlines are testing biometric boarding
TOMORROW, YOUR FACE WILL BE YOUR ID!
2500eGATES IN OPERATION
AS OF FEB 2018 AT 188
PORTS IN 65 COUNTRIES
2300BORDER CONTROL
KIOSKS ACTIVE AT 59
PORTS OF ENTRY
75%OF THE MARKET
COVERED BY ASIA
AND EUROPE
(DATA: ACUITY)
13. Conclusions and challenges to overcome
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KEY TECHNOLOGIES TO MOVE
TO GATELESS BORDER CONTROL
• Biometrics
• Secure Identity Management
• Artificial Intelligence
HOW?
• Trials to allow fail, learn and improve
• Small budgets at operational level to invest in pilots
• Collaboration between stakeholders
• Data privacy: finding the right balance between
security/facilitation/privacy
BIOMETRICS & IDENTITY MANAGEMENT ARE SET TO BE A KEY
ENABLER FOR SECURITY & FACILITATION
