Monthly Archives: October 2018
The new Swiss Banknotes
In April 2016, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) launched its 9th banknote series with the new CHF 50 denomination. As more than 20 years have passed...
Cashless versus cash
Cashless transactions are on the rise – let there be no doubt about that. Is this increase in electronic transactions a sign that we...
Product design specifications
The creation of a new identity document always involves many stakeholders, each with high expectations. Designing a new ID document is very much about...
Recent impact in Optical Machine Authentication
In 2013 and 2014 we published two articles in this Journal on current aspects in machine authentication of security documents. Since then, the results...
Law enforcement goes mobile
Law enforcement agencies are increasingly finding that the current generation of smartphones and other mobile devices can have important benefits for operational work. Retaining...
Multiple citizenship
The number of persons holding more than one passport has grown considerably in the last ten years – a trend that is likely to...
Big data and migration policy
It is often argued that we lack data on international migration. Although there are large gaps in countries’ knowledge about migration, it is also...
Additive manufacturing
Printing has traditionally been a key technology in the production of secure documents, but it continues to produce new innovations, such as additive manufacturing....
Identities in the blockchain
Identities are important in a blockchain environment. As the blockchain concept in itself does not provide for an identity solution, an interesting challenge lies...
Kenya Kicks Off Digital Identity Pilot Program [Update]
Update: Just a month after Kenya launched the rollout its new digital identity pilot program, the country’s High Court has ordered the process be...
The UAE Introduces a New 500-Dirham Polymer Banknote
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the issuance of a new AED 500 (500-Dirham) banknote made of polymer. The announcement came...
Biometric Technologies of the Future: Earlobe Recognition
Expert author Ravi Das has, in previous articles, described DNA recognition and Gait recognition as physical biometric technologies of the future. Here, he presents...
Argentina Upgrades Its Relatively New 2,000-Pesos Banknote
On November 7, just months after issuing its first 2,000-pesos banknote, the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA) has put into circulation an...
Busted: Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants with fake IDs
The following news story was released by Europe’s Border Security Report earlier this month.
Authorities in Belgium and Greece have dismantled a network that was...
