Regula and RADEX BCMS Cut Aruba Border Checks to 10 Seconds, Win Award

Event summary

  • Regula and RADEX BCMS won the High Security Printing™ Latin America Award 2026 for reducing Aruba’s border processing time to 10 seconds per traveler.
  • The solution integrates Regula’s 7034M document reader with RADEX BCMS’s border control management system.
  • The implementation increased processing efficiency by up to 300% and improved fraud detection.
  • The project supports Aruba’s mandatory online Embarkation and Disembarkation (ED) Card program.

The big picture

This project demonstrates how advanced document authentication can balance security and efficiency in border control, particularly for tourism-dependent economies. The solution’s success suggests potential for broader adoption in regions facing similar operational challenges. Regula’s forensic-grade technology and RADEX BCMS’s workflow integration create a scalable model for modernizing border management systems.

What we're watching

Scalability
Whether Regula and RADEX BCMS can replicate this efficiency in other high-traffic tourism destinations.
Competitive Dynamics
How traditional eGate systems respond to this hybrid automated-human verification model.
Regulatory Compliance
The pace at which other countries adopt similar pre-screening and document verification technologies.