Blockchain company Zamna raised $ 5 million to use blockchain and biometric data to automate passenger screening at UAE airports.
The company said that the funds raised will be spent on the development of the Advance Passenger Information platform, which runs on the blockchain. Zamna announced that it is already collaborating with the international airline holding International Airlines Group (IAG), the airline Emirates and the General Directorate of Foreign Affairs and Residency in the UAE. According to Crunchbase’s information site, an initial round of funding was conducted with the participation of LocalGlobe, Oxford Capital, and IAG.
The platform of Zamna, formerly known as Vchain Technology, is intended for the exchange of passenger data between airports, government agencies, as well as customs and border services. Such data exchange will be carried out using blockchain technology, which will help reduce the process of document verification by up to 90%.
Zamna representatives are confident that with the transition to digital identity verification of passengers, their data will be reliably and safely transmitted to the relevant parties.
“Over time, this process will become fully automated, and passengers will not even have to show any identity documents at the airport. People will also not have to go through repeated checks, ”said Zamna management.
In addition, the system will provide a high level of confidentiality thanks to a special algorithm that checks passenger information and biometric data. Importantly, this data will not be transmitted to unauthorized persons.
Zamna co-founder and CEO Irra Ariella Khi added that at the moment airlines do not provide accurate passenger information in accordance with all rules and requirements. According to her, airlines and government agencies would have to spend a huge amount of time and resources on checking who is allowed or prohibited to enter the country.
In March, the US Customs Service announced that it was going to use the blockchain to store biometric information, and in August announced plans to test the proof of the concept based on the blockchain to protect intellectual property rights.
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