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...
New Global Trade Body Champions Optical Security Technologies
January 15, 2025: A new international trade body has been launched to represent and promote the wide range of authentication, anti-counterfeiting and automation optical...
Preview: Falkland Islands’ New Family of Banknotes
The Government of the Falkland Islands will release a new family of banknotes on August 14, 2025—Falklands Day. The new family of notes represents...
EES and ETIAS: the EU’s New Border Management Systems [UPDATE]
As we have previously reported, the European Union has long been planning to introduce two separate but integrated border management systems. Together, the systems...
The 25 Top-Ranked Passports as of January 2025
There are several ways to assess the value of a country’s passport. One measure is the number of countries a holder can access with...
LIVE BLOG: Nevada adds “Communication Need” symbol to driver’s license and more news…
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