Monthly Archives: August 2021
Rule Change Shortens Term of Some Red-Cover EU/UK Passports
United Kingdom citizens who hold red passports (issued before the U.K. left the European Union) are subject to a recent rule change that may...
Update 30-08-2021 : Philippines Issues Its First National ID Card
The Philippine Identification System Act (PhilSys) aims to establish the first single national identification system for all citizens and resident aliens of the Republic...
Ukraine Launches New 100- and 500-hryvnia Banknotes
On August 20, 2021, the National Bank of Ukraine put into circulation two commemorative banknotes in denominations of (UAH) 100 and 500 hryvnias, in...
The Netherlands Issues New-and-Improved ID Card
On 2 August 2021 the Netherlands began issuing a new ID card that meets the latest European standards for identity cards. New European regulations...
Honduras 200 Lempira Banknote to Launch in September
The Central Bank of Honduras has announced the release of a new HNL 200 (lempira) banknote to be issued in September 2021.
The 200-Lempira banknote...
New Role for Holograms in Asia Vaccination Card Programme
Counterfeiting remains a multi-billion-dollar global problem but the rise in fake COVID-19 documents is worrying as criminals take advantage of people who might be...
The Benefits of an MSP to the Banking Industry (Part 2)
In our previous article we outlined the tech-specific benefits a Managed Service Provider (MSP) provides to banks and other financial institutions. MSPs also provide...
What are the key features of a modern identity card ?
National identity documents have been around for more than a century. From a simple piece of paper with a glued photograph to a polycarbonate...
Royal Bank of Scotland Issues £50 Flora Stevenson Banknote
Today the Royal Bank of Scotland will release new £50 banknote featuring Flora Stevenson, a woman who helped children from poor backgrounds get an...
A COVID Vaccine Passport and New Travel Rules for Canadians
This fall, Canada will impose new COVID-19 travel restrictions on its citizens who work for, or travel on, federally-regulated transportation systems. At about the...
Argentina Upgrades Its Relatively New 2,000-Pesos Banknote
On November 7, just months after issuing its first 2,000-pesos banknote, the Banco Central de la República Argentina (BCRA) has put into circulation an...
Busted: Belgian-Greek Network Smuggling Migrants with fake IDs
The following news story was released by Europe’s Border Security Report earlier this month.
Authorities in Belgium and Greece have dismantled a network that was...
Security Banknote Hologram Wins International Trade Award
An advanced banknote showcasing the best in micromirror and hologram integration, has won the ‘Best Applied Security Product’ category at the Excellence in Holography...
Provisional Agreement on European Digital ID Reached
The Council of the European Union issued the following press release on November 9, 2023.
With a view to ensuring a trusted and secure...
Biometric Technologies of the Future: Gait Recognition
Gait recognition is the next potential biometric which is being looked at very closely as a viable technology of the future. Gait recognition, simply...
