Half the World's Population Will Have Chip-Based National Electronic Identity (eID) Cards by 2018

Half the World's Population Will Have Chip-Based National Electronic Identity (eID) Cards by... -- DENVER, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --: "DENVER, Oct. 20, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Leading identity analyst firm Acuity Market Intelligence forecasts that in five years time half of the world's population will have a chip-based National eID card, including near-complete regional coverage in Europe. Asia, with its vast population, is expected to dominate the market accounting for more than 60% of all National eID cards issued between 2014 and 2018."