Monthly Archives: February 2023
Polish 20 Zloty Collectors’ Note Honors Historic Innovator
The Central Bank of Poland recently issued a new banknote to commemorate the 550th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, a renowned Polish astronomer, doctor,...
History of the U.S. Passport: Part 2
In this new series of articles, Tom Topol—passport expert, collector, and author of Let Pass or Die—chronicles the fascinating history of the U.S. Passport. The...
Physical & Behavioral Biometric Technologies: Part 5
Although fingerprint recognition is one of the dominant biometric technologies available today, it is very important to take an objective view of it, from...
Fake & Forged ID Documents in the COVID Era
The COVID pandemic limited and shut down business operations around the globe, yet criminals managed to perform dastardly deeds despite the challenges—including those who...
History of the U.S. Passport: Part 1
In this new series of articles, Tom Topol—passport expert, collector, and author of Let Pass or Die—chronicles the fascinating history of the U.S. Passport....
Physical & Behavioral Biometric Technologies: Part 4
The previous article in this series served as an introduction to fingerprint recognition. This article will delve into the quality control checks that are...
High Security Printing EMEA
3 - 5 February 2025 | Switzerland - Basel
High Security Printing (HSP) event focuses on government-specified and issued documents, including currency, fiduciary documents, excise...
Counterfeit Euro Banknotes in the COVID Era
The COVID pandemic may have curtailed or shut down business operations around the globe, but criminals managed to do their dirty work despite the...
Switzerland’s New Identity Card: Redesigned and More Secure
Switzerland will begin issuing a new, more secure national identity card on March 3, 2023, just a few months after the launch of the...
Physical & Behavioral Biometric Technologies: Part 3
So far, this series has provided an overview of physical and behavioral biometric technologies, as well as guidelines about which technology to use in...
Optimizing Serialization: Part 5
This series about serial number optimization has covered letterpress, ink properties, font design, and position dependence. Two deficiencies of the position dependence concepts as...
Covestro unveils polymeric substrate for security printing
Covestro made the following announcement on November 29, 2024.
Covestro is excited to introduce CERTEVO, an innovative polymeric printing substrate. It is designed for advanced...
Argentina Releases a New 20,000-Pesos Banknote
The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic (BCRA) put a new $20,000 banknote into circulation on November 13, 2024. Argentina’s ongoing high inflation rate...
Will Government Agencies Embrace the Zero Trust Framework?
Biometric Update recently reported that “Data is the new security perimeter. That notion is the foundation of a new document from the U.S. executive...
Bosnia & Herzegovina Banknotes to be Removed from Circulation
All Bosnia and Herzegovina banknotes dated before 2012 will cease to be legal tender effective January 1, 2025. After this date, the banknotes can...
