The Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing™ (HSP) Latin America conference. This year’s event was held in Guatemala, with the awards presented at a special ceremony during the conference dinner on 2 June.
Global travel volumes continue to increase, placing growing pressure on bo…
Barcodes have long sat awkwardly in the secure document world. They are fast and cheap, but easily copyable. …
Civil registration is the cornerstone of legal identity and the first step…
South Africa’s transport authorities are retendering for a next-generation…
In July 2025, the European Commission (EC) set a date for the start of the EU’s long-planned Entry/Exit System (EES), confirming that the system would enter into operation on 12 October 20251. That decision gave border authorities, carriers and airport operators a target date for moving from an essentially manual process (passport stamping) to an automated, biometric-backed record of short-stay travel.
When people cross borders and claim asylum without reliable identity documents, authorities still have to make fast, important decisions, such as who is this person, what route have they taken, do th…
Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) has begun issuing its redesigned Credencial para Votar for applications processed from 1 June 2026 onward, introducing a revised card aimed at higher resis…
Civil registration is the cornerstone of legal identity and the first step in ensuring every …
South Africa’s transport authorities are retendering for a next-generation physical driving licence card, with the …
When people cross borders and claim asylum without reliable identity documents, authorities still have to …
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