Monthly Archives: March 2024
New Latvian Passport Blends Natural Beauty and High Security
Latvia’s Directorate of Citizenship and Migration Affairs began issuing passports in a new design on February 12, 2024. The new passports differ from the...
AI Discovers That Not Every Fingerprint Is Unique
Using Artificial Intelligence (AI), Columbia University engineers have discovered that not every fingerprint is unique. Read on to learn about their research and findings—and...
In the News: Cyberattacks on Water Systems Across the US
This week CNN reported that Cyberattacks are hitting water and wastewater systems throughout the United States. In a letter to state governors, EPA Administrator Michael...
Many Danish Banknotes Won’t be Legal Tender after May 2025
The Danmarks Nationalbank has announced that the following notes will cease to be legal tender as of May 31, 2025:
All Danish banknotes issued from...
Norway’s BankID Mobile App Gets an Upgrade
On March 11, BankID, Norway’s largest digital identity provider, launched a new solution for customers who use the BankID mobile app. Users can now...
Pre-2020 Oman Banknotes Not Legal Tender by end of 2024
All Oman banknotes issued before 2020 will cease to be legal tender and will be demonetized on December 31, 2024, according to the Central...
Famous Females on Banknotes
On International Women's Day, we bring you our popular article.
Have you ever heard of Tawhida Ben Cheikh? Most likely you haven’t, and I don’t...
The Crucial Role Holography Plays In Securing Government ID Documents
In an era marked by technological innovation, the safeguarding of personal identities has become a paramount concern for governments worldwide. As the frequency of...
Advanced Generative AI: The Variational Autoencoder
In this series of articles, author Ravi Das examines some of the more advanced topics that support Generative AI. In this first article, he...
LIVE BLOG: Hawaii launches mobile driver’s license/ID card for Apple devices and more news…
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Kenya Releases an Updated Series of Banknotes
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has made some updates to all denominations of the Kenyan banknotes. All denominations are affected, including the 50...
A Sneak Peek at Indonesia’s New-and-Improved Passport
Indonesia plans to celebrate its 80th Independence Day next year by issuing a redesigned passport to its citizens. The Directorate General of the Ministry...
Optimizing Serialization: Part 4
The first three articles in this series reviewed contemporary security document serial number design strategies related to letterpress printing technology, security inks and font...