Monthly Archives: October 2019
Kuwait introduces new visa regulations
Kuwait’s Interior Ministry have issued new residency by-laws allowing visit visas to be transferred to residency visas in many cases.
GDN Online reports the new...
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GoCrypto has eye on rest of Europe
GoCrypto is celebrating an important milestone; achieving a presence in more than 500 stores across Slovenia and Croatia.
Coin Telegraph reports the crypto payment infrastructure...
Money is going digital faster than thought
Bermuda and Iceland are the latest countries to approve electronic money institutions to authorise the issuance of e-money.
Forbes reports Bermuda will use e-money platform...
Taiwan remains in US visa waiver programme
Taiwan will remain in the American visa waiver programme (VWP), the East Asian state’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced.
The conformation came in a...
Zim’s banknote printing could fuel hyperinflation
Zimbabwe has started printing new banknotes to ease the massive cash shortage in the country.
Economists, however, warn that the printing of cash might further...
EU says no to Russian passport issued to residents of Donbas
Passports issued in occupied Donbas to Ukrainian citizens will not be recognised by the European Union (EU).
The EU announced this in a statement on...
Brexit: Will your passport work?
Concerns about what will happen to European Union (EU) passports after 31 October are widespread as D-Day for Brexit quickly approaches.
British passports will get...
New banknote for Bulgaria with ‘modern protection’
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will put a new 50-leva banknote in circulation starting 1 November.
The Sofia Globe reports it will be the second...
China’s cryptocurrency ‘raises privacy concerns’
When Facebook announced its plans for a cryptocurrency, it said its goal was to reinvent money for the internet age and “promote financial inclusion.”
Now...
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India Launches Its First Chip-enabled ePassport
India has launched its very first ePassport, ushering an era of enhanced security and streamlined border crossing checks for its citizens. The document complies...
LIVE BLOG: Louisiana drivers with seizure disorder can now say so on license
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New Banknotes for Caribbean Islands Curaçao and St. Maarten
After 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. It was...
Security Flaws Found in Fingerprint Authentication Systems
Recent research and security incidents have revealed multiple methods that malicious actors can use to circumvent fingerprint authentication systems across various devices, including smartphones,...
South Africa Expands Eligibility for Smart ID Cards
On May 12, 2025, naturalized citizens and lawful permanent residents of South Africa became eligible to apply for Smart Card IDs. The Minister of...
India Launches Its First Chip-enabled ePassport
India has launched its very first ePassport, ushering an era of enhanced security and streamlined border crossing checks for its citizens. The document complies...
LIVE BLOG: Louisiana drivers with seizure disorder can now say so on license
To find news about a specific state, click on the state abbreviation here:
For news about a specific US Territory, click on the US...
New Banknotes for Caribbean Islands Curaçao and St. Maarten
After 2010, Curaçao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, following the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. It was...
Security Flaws Found in Fingerprint Authentication Systems
Recent research and security incidents have revealed multiple methods that malicious actors can use to circumvent fingerprint authentication systems across various devices, including smartphones,...
South Africa Expands Eligibility for Smart ID Cards
On May 12, 2025, naturalized citizens and lawful permanent residents of South Africa became eligible to apply for Smart Card IDs. The Minister of...
