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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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Bangladesh Releases the First Three Banknotes in New Series

Bangladesh Bank has issued the first three denominations of a new series of circulation banknotes. The series was announced in 2024; the banknotes will be...

Bots Overtake Fraudsters as Digital Identity’s Main Threat

Digital identity has always been a thorny challenge. However, in today’s world, the enigma of who is who when it comes to security-critical operations like commerce, banking and payments, has grown...

New U.S. mDL Guidelines to Support Online ID Verification

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Bangladesh Bank has issued the first three denominations of a new series of circulation banknotes. The series was announced in 2024; the banknotes will be...

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