Monthly Archives: June 2021
Bank of Scotland to issue a new £50 banknote
On July 1, 2021, the Bank of Scotland will put a new polymer £50 banknote (The Bridges series) into circulation.
Color, design, and imagery
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Nebraska Driver License: New Design, Advanced Security
The Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles is now issuing drivers licenses and state ID cards with a new design and advanced security features. The...
Long-invalid Croatian Banknotes Returned and Exchanged
Between 2007 and 2010, the Croatian National Bank (CNB) withdrew from circulation seven series of 5-, 10-, 50-, 100- and 200-kuna banknotes. All of...
Albania’s new 1,000-leke and 10,000-leke banknotes
On 30 June 2021, Albania will put into circulation two new banknotes, in denominations of 1,000 lekes and 10,000 lekes. Both notes are part...
Presenting Cyber Risk Realities and Budget Needs to the Board
Now more than ever, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are going to have to answer some very tough questions not only from their CEOs,...
Global Trade Body warns over growth in fake Covid documents
Border security and law enforcement authorities are being urged to increase their investment in anti-counterfeiting devices as the trade in fake Covid 19 documents...
Uzbekistan issues upgraded 2,000- and 20,000-Sum banknotes
On 14 June 2021, the Central Bank of Uzbekistan started issuing new, upgraded banknotes in denominations of 2,000 Sum and 20,000 Sum. The banknotes...
How to Spend Your Money Wisely on Cybersecurity
Although things have started to come back to life after COVID-19, many companies are still tightening their Cybersecurity budgets, with perhaps only modest increases...
Republic of North Macedonia Issues Revised Banknotes
The Republic of North Macedonia has begun issuing revised banknotes bearing the country’s current name. The denominations to be issued are the 100-denar, 1,000-denar,...
What’s in Your (Apple) Wallet?
This is a big week at Apple as the company hosts its Worldwide Developers Conference, showcasing its latest developments. During a presentation on updates...
Rwanda’s New 2,000 RWF and 5,000 RWF Banknotes
The National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) has put into circulation redesigned versions of two of its banknote denominations: the 2,000 Rwanda franc (RWF) and...
Advanced Generative AI: The Variational Autoencoder
In this series of articles, author Ravi Das examines some of the more advanced topics that support Generative AI. In this first article, he...
LIVE BLOG: Hawaii launches mobile driver’s license/ID card for Apple devices and more news…
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Kenya Releases an Updated Series of Banknotes
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has made some updates to all denominations of the Kenyan banknotes. All denominations are affected, including the 50...
A Sneak Peek at Indonesia’s New-and-Improved Passport
Indonesia plans to celebrate its 80th Independence Day next year by issuing a redesigned passport to its citizens. The Directorate General of the Ministry...