Monthly Archives: March 2020
Bulgaria wants to change Citizenship Act for UK
The Bulgarian government is proposing to amend its Citizenship Act so that UK citizens who apply for Bulgarian passports before the end of 2020...
UK sets up dedicated COVID-19 immigration team
Visa holders in the United Kingdom who cannot return home due to the COVID-19 pandemic will be able to extend their visa.
The extension, announced...
Singapore, Australia agree on cross-border digital ID
Singapore and Australia have made a digital economy agreement which will involve starting pilot projects that include artificial intelligence, data innovation, digital identities, electronic...
Saudi Arabia calls on residents to cancel visas
Saudi Arabia’s General Directorate of Passports called on all its residents who have Final Exit, Exit and Return Visas to cancel them before their...
Boris Johnson’s father applies for French passport
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's father is in the process of applying for a French passport to maintain his ties with Europe after Brexit.
Independent...
Namibia celebrates independence with new note
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) has introduced a new polymer NAD 30 banknote to commemorate the country’s 30th anniversary of independence.
The once-off print commemorative...
Part 2: Biometric sensors
Touchless fingerprint sensors
Once again, as the name implies, there is no direct contact or interface, which is required by the end user. There are...
French visas, residency cards to be extended automatically
France has vowed to automatically extend visas and residency cards of holders stranded in the country due to cancelled flights and other travel restrictions...
New Belarusian rubles boast security
The National Bank of the Republic of Belarus plans to introduce new BYN 20 and BYN 50 notes on 23 March.
According to the bank,...
Canadian bank now uses AI to check IDs
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) has added new features to its mobile app that make it quicker and easier for customers opening a new...
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Cameroon’s New National ID Card and Issuance System
The African nation of Cameroon has taken a bold leap forward by issuing a modern national ID card and a more secure system of...
Zambia’s New Family of Banknotes to Launch on March 31st
The Bank of Zambia is gearing up to issue a new family of banknotes, the 2024 Series, on March 31, 2025.
There are six denominations...
International Optical Trade Body Names First Executive Board
The new trade body representing the international optical security technologies industry has confirmed its first executive board.
Ondřej Fedorčák from Optaglio, Holoflex’s Manoj Kochar, Don...
Biometric Technology in Action: Palm-Vein Recognition
When it comes to biometrics, we often hear about technologies like fingerprints, iris recognition, and facial recognition. Yet other, newer biometric technologies are gradually...
Pqc4emrtd Enhances Security of e-Passports in The Quantum Era
Thales published the following press release on February 28, 2025.
A significant European initiative, the PQC4eMRTD (Post-Quantum Cryptography for electronic Machine-Readable Travel Documents) project,...
