SafeTravellers : Secure and Frictionless Identity for EU and Third Country National Citizens

Identity theft is rapidly expanding, causing substantial financial loss to millions of people all around the world. This invisible crime is
also widespread across EU countries, where a growing number of citizens is targeted by sophisticated fraudulent attacks each year, both
offline and online. 56% of Europeans have experienced at least one type of fraud in the last two years. European security officials speak
of an “epidemic” created by a spike in demand from asylum-seekers and from terrorists carrying counterfeit documents to enter the EU.
Security documents are increasingly being counterfeited or tampered with by criminals to facilitate transnational crime. The continued
vulnerability of different types of identity and travel documents makes it extremely difficult to combat this problem. SafeTravellers value
proposition aims at a) strengthening the security at the borders, b) improving the productivity of the Border Authorities and LEAs by
providing them with the appropriate tools to combat identity fraud at the hardware, identity and travel document, and biometrics level,
while c) offering a frictionless border crossing experience for EU/TCN citizens as they will not have to stop at the border checkpoints.