Monthly Archives: January 2020
Afghanistan awards $8 million printing contract to Poland
Afghanistan’s National Procurement Authority (NPA) says the contract for printing afghani banknotes has been awarded to Polish Security Printing Works (PWPW).
According to the NPA,...
Security by Design: Three Inks in a Fountain
Joel Zlotnick, Jordan Brough and Troy Eberhardt
This is the last of this paper series, which has introduced innovative security design strategies that interrupt reverse...
Biometric scanners monitor police
Police officers in The Philippines and Canada will from now on be monitored with biometric systems.
According to reports, police officers in The Philippines’ capital...
Consumers ‘prefer biometrics to passwords’
The way we shop will continue to change in 2020 – with nearly 20 billion devices predicted to be online and new standards like...
Vein Pattern Recognition a huge contender in biometrics
An introduction to Vein Pattern Recognition
Vein Pattern Recognition, also known as “VPR” for short, is the latest biometric technology to be developed and come...
Bangladesh launches e-passport distribution
Bangladesh will release their new e-passport on 22 January.
North East Now reports that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will launch the e-passport distribution at the...
Myanmar note celebrates Aung San
A new 1000-kyat banknote was introduced by the Central Bank of Myanmar on 4 January.
The new note features a portrait of Aung San.
General Aung...
ODS to showcase innovation in document protection
New ways to identify fake security devices on banknotes, passports and other secured documents will be at the heart of the Optical Document Security...
Smartphone scanning against health insurance fraud
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) plans to adopt a smartphone-based biometric fingerprint scanning system in health facilities.
Philippine newspaper Manila Bulletin reports that the...
Facial recognition to prevent underage gambling
Tabcorp recently completed a trial facial analysis for age estimation to identify when an individual under 18 years old enters a betting facility.
The Sydney...
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Many Danish Banknotes Won’t be Legal Tender after May 2025
The Danmarks Nationalbank has announced that the following notes will cease to be legal tender as of May 31, 2025:
All Danish banknotes issued from...
Namibia’s Commemorative Banknote Honoring Hage G. Geingob
The Bank of Namibia recently introduced a N$60.00 Commemorative Banknote in honor of the late Dr. Hage G. Geingob, a past president and historical...
LIVE BLOG: REAL ID required to access military bases, federal buildings starting May 7th
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The 2025 International Optical Technologies Awards
The search is on for the best in commercial optical security technologies with entries open for the first ‘Excellence in Optical Technologies Awards’.
The 2025...
New Greek National ID Card to Include Unique User PIN [UPDATE]
UPDATE: In late March 2025, Greece announced that it will transition to using a unique, 12-digit personal identification number (PIN) on each national ID...
Many Danish Banknotes Won’t be Legal Tender after May 2025
The Danmarks Nationalbank has announced that the following notes will cease to be legal tender as of May 31, 2025:
All Danish banknotes issued from...
Namibia’s Commemorative Banknote Honoring Hage G. Geingob
The Bank of Namibia recently introduced a N$60.00 Commemorative Banknote in honor of the late Dr. Hage G. Geingob, a past president and historical...
LIVE BLOG: REAL ID required to access military bases, federal buildings starting May 7th
To find news about a specific state, click on the state abbreviation here:
For news about a specific US Territory, click on the US...
The 2025 International Optical Technologies Awards
The search is on for the best in commercial optical security technologies with entries open for the first ‘Excellence in Optical Technologies Awards’.
The 2025...
New Greek National ID Card to Include Unique User PIN [UPDATE]
UPDATE: In late March 2025, Greece announced that it will transition to using a unique, 12-digit personal identification number (PIN) on each national ID...
