Monthly Archives: October 2012
Selection of biometric electoral enrolment systems
The issue of electoral integrity is one that plagues election commissions worldwide, from developed democracies such as the United States of America to rising...
New initiative to support document examination
To ensure that both frontline immigration and border control officers and document examiners can carry out their important responsibilities, the need for continuing support...
Secure colour personalisation
Due to the global use of electronic identity documents, conventional paper documents are increasingly being replaced by modern polymer cards. For these cards, polycarbonate...
Optical effect of novel structural colour OVD
Optically variable devices (OVDs) display special visual effects such as colour-shifting and image-shifting representation. OVDs which are composed of microscopic structures are quite different...
Transliteration of Arabic in MRTDs
ICAO specifies that when a name is “in a national language that does not use the Latin alphabet,
a transliteration shall also be provided.” Although...
Optimizing Serialization: Part 5
This series about serial number optimization has covered letterpress, ink properties, font design, and position dependence. Two deficiencies of the position dependence concepts as...
Covestro unveils polymeric substrate for security printing
Covestro made the following announcement on November 29, 2024.
Covestro is excited to introduce CERTEVO, an innovative polymeric printing substrate. It is designed for advanced...
Argentina Releases a New 20,000-Pesos Banknote
The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) put a new $20,000 banknote into circulation on November 13, 2024. Argentina’s ongoing high inflation rate...
Will Government Agencies Embrace the Zero Trust Framework?
Biometric Update recently reported that “Data is the new security perimeter. That notion is the foundation of a new document from the U.S. executive...
Bosnia & Herzegovina Banknotes to be Removed from Circulation
All Bosnia and Herzegovina banknotes dated before 2012 will cease to be legal tender effective January 1, 2025. After this date, the banknotes can...
