Blockchain Startup Develops Identity App with Major Airline IT FirmBlockchain startup ShoCard has developed a proof-of-concept focused on digital identity in partnership with a major IT firm that works with the airline industry.
SITA, founded in the late 1940s, provides IT and communication services to the global airline industry, and is owned by a broad network of major air travel service providers, accounting for roughly 90% of all airlines.
The identity app, dubbed the SITA Digital Traveler Identity App, was formally unveiled today during the Air Transport IT Summit industry conference, held in Barcelona, Spain.
Using a blend of blockchain-based data and facial recognition techniques, the app is aimed at both streamlining how airlines verify passenger identities as well as facilitating real-time data flows at the airport.
With the app, a passenger uploads their travel documents, which are then encrypted and hashed
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