Monthly Archives: February 2024
Free Resource: Keesing’s State-Specific REAL ID At-a-Glance Guide
REAL ID-compliant driver’s licenses and ID cards are now the real deal in the United States. If it’s your job to check the driver’s...
Eastern Caribbean States’ New $50 Commemorative Note
The Caribbean state of Grenada will soon celebrate the 50th anniversary of its independence from Britain with a new $50 commemorative banknote that depicts...
Kenya Kicks Off Digital Identity Pilot Program [Update]
Update: Just a month after Kenya launched the rollout its new digital identity pilot program in November 2023, the country’s High Court ordered the process...
Pre-2021 Liberian Banknotes No Longer Legal Tender by 3/31/24
All Liberian banknotes dated before 2021 will cease to be legal tender on March 31, 2024, according to the Central Bank of Liberia (CBL).
The bank’s...
Greece Has Begun Issuing a New Generation Passport
Greece has launched a New Generation Passport, with a new design and advanced security features. The Hellenic Police Headquarters, National Passport and Secure Document...
Solomon Islands’ Sophisticated New 50 & 100 Dollar Banknotes
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has issued new, upgraded $50 and $100 banknotes. The new notes have been in circulation since December 28, 2023.
The traditions...
China’s 2024 Lunar New Year Commemorative Banknote
In preparation for the 2024 Lunar New Year on February 10th, The People’s Bank of China began issuing new 20 Yuan commemorative banknotes last...
The Rarest Passports of the Modern Era
As headline news highlights the world’s most powerful passports, two passports quietly exist as the world’s rarest passports: the diplomatic and service passports of...
Samoa Upgrades Its $5, $10 and $20 Tālā Banknotes to Polymer
The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) is upgrading its $5, $10, and $20 Tālā banknotes by converting them from cotton-based paper to the advanced...
LIVE BLOG: New Mexico now offers mobile ID app and more news…
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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...
