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...
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Cameroon’s New National ID Card and Issuance System
The African nation of Cameroon has taken a bold leap forward by issuing a modern national ID card and a more secure system of...
Zambia’s New Family of Banknotes to Launch on March 31st
The Bank of Zambia is gearing up to issue a new family of banknotes, the 2024 Series, on March 31, 2025.
There are six denominations...
International Optical Trade Body Names First Executive Board
The new trade body representing the international optical security technologies industry has confirmed its first executive board.
Ondřej Fedorčák from Optaglio, Holoflex’s Manoj Kochar, Don...
Biometric Technology in Action: Palm-Vein Recognition
When it comes to biometrics, we often hear about technologies like fingerprints, iris recognition, and facial recognition. Yet other, newer biometric technologies are gradually...
Pqc4emrtd Enhances Security of e-Passports in The Quantum Era
Thales published the following press release on February 28, 2025.
A significant European initiative, the PQC4eMRTD (Post-Quantum Cryptography for electronic Machine-Readable Travel Documents) project,...
