Biometric Update (2018) News article / media

IDEMIA delivers machine-readable biometric ID card to Nepal

Biometric Update

Ref: SRC-003-NPL-002

https://www.biometricupdate.com/201812/idemia-delivers-machine-readable-biometric-id-card-to-nepal

Accessed: 3/24/2026

Summary

Reports IDEMIA's delivery of an end-to-end biometric system to Nepal encompassing citizen data registration, biometric deduplication for unique ID assurance, and production/personalisation of multi-purpose machine-readable biometric smart cards. Card rollout expected over five years targeting all citizens over 16.

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IDEMIA (2018). 'IDEMIA delivers the first smart national identity card to the Government of Nepal', IDEMIA Press Release, December 2018. Available at: https://www.biometricupdate.com/201812/idemia-delivers-machine-readable-biometric-id-card-to-nepal (Accessed: 24 March 2026).

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