Monthly Archives: July 2022
Iran Issues New 10,000- and 20,000-Rial Banknotes
The Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran (CBI) put two new banknotes into circulation on 13 July 2022. The 10,000-Rial and 20,000-Rial...
Mobile App Developers’ Best Practices & Top Mistakes (Part 3)
The first two articles in this series focused on the rapid growth and common pitfalls of mobile app development, as well as the top...
Malawi issues new, high denomination banknote: 5000 Kwacha
The Reserve Bank of Malawi has introduced a 5,000 Kwacha banknote, reflecting the need for a higher denomination in the country’s economy. According to...
The Thickest Passports in History
A regular passport nowadays usually has 32 pages. ICAO defines this standard (recommendations), and so is the standardized passport size of 125mm x 88mm...
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Is Issuing New e-Passport [Update]
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia began issuing a new electronic passport on 14 July 2022. Officials say the new ePassport is designed with advanced...
Mobile App Developers’ Best Practices & Top Mistakes (Part 2)
As the first article in this series explained, the mobile app market is growing exponentially. However, continued success of this market depends on app...
The Maldives Introduces a New National Currency Symbol
On July 3, 2022, the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) introduced a new national currency symbol, according to News Notafilia.
The new symbol of the national...
ID.me Milestone: Nearly 12.5 Million US Military Users
The ID.me secure digital identity network, which provides identity proofing, authentication, and group affiliation verification across public and private sectors, is celebrating a significant milestone: Approximately...
Think Digital Payments Will Kill Off Cash? Not so fast
Digital payment systems have grown tremendously over the past several years—a movement that was only accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the myriad...
Mobile App Developers’ Best Practices & Top Mistakes (Part 1)
As the Remote Workforce now takes a permanent foothold here in the United States, there is going to be one common denominator: People will...
The UAE Introduces a New 500-Dirham Polymer Banknote
The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has announced the issuance of a new AED 500 (500-Dirham) banknote made of polymer. The announcement came...
Biometric Technologies of the Future: Earlobe Recognition
Expert author Ravi Das has, in previous articles, described DNA recognition and Gait recognition as physical biometric technologies of the future. Here, he presents...
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...
