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New Zealand Post is targeting new revenue opportunities by providing identity data collection and verification services utilizing solutions from Daon, a leading provider of biometric identity assurance software and services.

Phase one of the project launched in August 2011 and is being closely monitored by the company. New Zealand Post’s next step is to install a high quality photo-capture system in approximately 150 of its 280 Postshop-Kiwibank branches by early 2012. New Zealand Post expects to provide identity services for multiple public and private sector clients.

 “Biometric and identity related services represent an exciting new revenue potential for New Zealand Post,” explained Mandy Smith, New Zealand Post agency services head.  “We selected Daon as our solution provider based on their ability to understand our business and their ability to scale their solution to meet our future business needs which include face, voice, finger and other biometric modes."

“We are seeing tremendous opportunity for the commercialization of identity services where customers leverage the power of our software for integrated identity services,” stated Tom Grissen, CEO of Daon  “Identity assurance has become critical in today’s digital economy and consumers appreciate the convenience and security provided by trusted organisations like New Zealand Post.”