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Croatia’s Digital Nomad Visa

The Croatian digital nomad visa was established in January 2021, by adjusting Croatia’s Aliens Act in order to become one of the first countries...

The Role Of The vCCO

Introduction Once you have all of your organisation’s datasets safe and secure, it is now the role of a Virtual Chief Compliance Officer (vCCO) to...

Rate of fake Euro Banknotes at all time low

The rate of fake Euro banknotes was at an all-time low in 2020, according to the European Central Bank (ECB). Around 460,000 fake notes were...

Syria’s new banknote to protect economy

Syria introduces new banknote to protect economy The Central Bank of Syria introduced a new banknote for a denomination of 5,000 Syrian pounds(SYP) on Sunday....

Oklahoma ID app starts REAL ID process

Idemia and the state of Oklahoma have announced the launch of the next generation of Oklahoma’s mobile driver’s license (mDL) app, a digital version of...

CBP introduces Simplified Arrival at key Mexico-U.S. borders

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has announced the implementation of Simplified Arrival at the San Ysidro and Otay Mesa pedestrian border crossings in...

British Columbia Phasing Out Enhanced Driving and ID Credentials

British Columbia is phasing out the enhanced driver’s licence (EDL) and enhanced identification card (EIC) it began offering in 2008 to ease traveler’s entry...

Philippines’ new 5000 peso banknote

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), released the 5000-Piso Lapu-Lapu Commemorative Banknote last Friday, the 17th of January. This commemorative note was launched in honor...

Portugal issues new driver’s license

Portugal released a newly designed driver’s license last Monday, the 11th of January. The license includes holographic printing and a two-dimensional QR barcode. According to Jorge...

The Role Of The vPO

Introduction A vCISO is essentially an individual that fulfills the role of a direct hired CISO, but instead, they are independent contractors.  Because of that,...

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