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Francis Tuffy

31 March 2025

2 min read

EU Pushes Ahead on Digital IDs

The European Union (EU) is making significant progress in its digital identity initiatives, reinforcing its commitment to standardising digital identification systems across member states. These efforts aim to enhance security within the region, with various countries implementing advanced digital ID solutions.

Digital Identity

Marc-Julian Siewert

31 March 2025

2 min read

These Seven Facts Clarify Mobile IDs

The ongoing digitisation of personal identification demands reliable solutions for secure identification. Mobile IDs have proven to provide a simple verification method via mobile devices. Despite its growing popularity, many use cases for this technology remain largely unexplored. In this article, Veridos’ CEO, Marc-Julian Siewert reveals the full potential of mobile IDs.

Digital Identity

Francis Tuffy

31 March 2025

2 min read

Well-Engineered Enrolment Kiosks Save Time and Errors

Capturing biometric data has traditionally been a time-consuming and labour-intensive process, requiring significant staff intervention, multiple touchpoints, and presenting a heightened risk of human error. Today, the deployment of advanced enrolment kiosks has transformed these tasks, automating each step of data collection and verification to improve efficiency and accuracy.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

31 March 2025

5 min read

News in Brief

The PQC4eMRTD (Post-Quantum Cryptography for electronic Machine- Readable Travel Documents) project is a European initiative launched on 28 February, aimed at enhancing the security of electronic machine-readable travel documents (eMRTDs), such as electronic passports, against emerging threats posed by advances in quantum computing.

News

Francis Tuffy

31 March 2025

4 min read

Interview with Jean-Pierre Ting, President of TOPPAN Security

In just five years, TOPPAN Security has emerged as a real force in the global identity solutions market. Backed by TOPPAN, one of the world’s largest technology companies, TOPPAN Security has made strategic acquisitions and tactical moves, notably expanding its footprint in Africa. With the recent launch of the new Ethiopian ePassport, the ongoing construction of a state-of- the-art facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and the recent acquisition of Citizen Identity Solutions from HID, the company is clearly on an upward trajectory.

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Francis Tuffy

30 March 2025

2 min read

Data Science Helps Secure Biometric Authentication

Biometric authentication traditionally relies on single identifiers like fingerprints or facial scans. However, these can be spoofed or altered by ageing, injury, or illness. To counter this, researchers are embracing biometric fusion, which combines multiple biometric inputs — including facial geometry, fingerprints, voice, and even behavioural patterns — to validate identity with greater certainty. A recent article on Data Science Central, explores how emerging techniques in data science are driving these systems forward.

Biometrics

Francis Tuffy

24 March 2025

2 min read

Survey Reveals Declining Trust in Digital ID Services

The 2025 Thales Digital Trust Index reveals a noticeable decline in global consumer trust across digital services. The study, encompassing over 14,000 consumers across 14 countries, indicates that no sector achieved a trust rating greater than 50%, underscoring widespread scepticism towards personal data handling practices in the digital domain.

Digital Identity Studies, Reports

Francis Tuffy

17 March 2025

2 min read

Organic Growth Powers Orell Füssli’s Expansion in Secure Documents

Orell Füssli (OF) has reported significant organic growth in its security printing and identity documents activities, reinforcing its position in secure document production. The company’s focus on expanding its core business without acquisitions has allowed it to achieve steady and sustainable progress, driven by strategic initiatives and increased demand for its products.

Company ID Cards

Francis Tuffy

17 March 2025

2 min read

Colour-Changing Smart Materials for Rapid Authentication

At the recent High Security Printing™ EMEA conference in Basel, Switzerland, Dr Alexander Brannan from the University of Manchester, and Gary Spinks of Security Fibres UK, presented advances in colour-changing smart materials designed for rapid authentication. This technology addresses key issues in anticounterfeiting by integrating academic research with industrial application.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

10 March 2025

2 min read

Malawi Signs New Passport Deal

The Malawian government has formalised a 5-year contract valued at roughly $30 million with Madras Security Printers (MSP) Private Limited, an Indian firm specialising in security printing and eGovernment solutions. This agreement aims to enhance the nation's passport issuance system by addressing previous inefficiencies and security vulnerabilities.

Passports

Francis Tuffy

4 March 2025

3 min read

Quality and Colour: The Unsung Guardians of Secure Documents

If you only read media reports, it would be easy to assume that the most significant advances in identity document security stem from digital innovation, with biometric verification, blockchain-based identity management, and digital certificates dominating discussions.

ID Cards Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

4 March 2025

1 min read

Currency Data Now Available on Tap

Data both allows and creates questions. Answering questions generates information. Information allows decisions and actions. Without accurate, relevant, reliable, consistent, standardised and timely data, creating and delivering anything is hard, particularly change.

Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

4 March 2025

3 min read

Best in Design and Innovation Recognised at HSP EMEA Awards

The Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing™ (HSP) EMEA conference. This year’s event was held in Basel, Switzerland, with the awards presented at a special ceremony during the conference dinner on 4 February 2025.

Events

Francis Tuffy

4 March 2025

4 min read

Survey Reveals Lack of Clear Regulations and Standards Among Key Obstacles for PQC Adoption

With the announcement this month from Microsoft that it has successfully fabricated its first quantum processor based on a novel material known as a ‘topological conductor’, the ID and secure document market faces a critical challenge: ensuring the security of cryptographic systems against potential quantum threats.

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4 March 2025

6 min read

HSP EMEA First Time in Switzerland – Why Did it Take So Long!

The 2025 edition of the High Security Printing™ (HSP) EMEA conference was located, for the first time in its history, in Switzerland, in the picturesque city of Basel. The experience for the 265 delegates, almost 40% of whom came from central banks, government ministries and issuing authorities, did not disappoint, as was evidenced by the overwhelmingly positive feedback from the survey at the conclusion of this three-day event (3-5 February).

Events

Francis Tuffy

4 March 2025

3 min read

Machines are Biased, They Learn it From Humans

Facial recognition, as a technology, is becoming more common, finding applications for law enforcement, border management and commercial enterprise. However, this has raised concerns about how it is being used and whether clear rules exist to govern it.

AI

Francis Tuffy

4 March 2025

4 min read

Bridging the Skills Gaps in Security Printing

The global security print landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, and, in its wake, there are two extremes of skills shortage.

Company

Francis Tuffy

4 March 2025

4 min read

News in Brief

Spectra Systems, a US provider of secure transaction technologies, has announced that its security printing division, Cartor Security Printers, has secured a five-year contract to produce postage stamps for an undisclosed postal supplier within the European Union.

News

Francis Tuffy

4 March 2025

2 min read

EU Project for PQ Cryptography Protocols

The PQC4eMRTD (Post-Quantum Cryptography for electronic Machine-Readable Travel Documents) project is a European initiative launched on 28 February, aimed at enhancing the security of electronic machine-readable travel documents (eMRTDs), such as electronic passports, against emerging threats posed by advances in quantum computing.

Passports

Francis Tuffy

24 Feb. 2025

1 min read

Payment Cards with Thermo-Reactive Liquid Crystal Ink

IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) has pioneered the use of patented thermo-reactive Liquid Crystal Ink in payment cards, adapting a technology previously used in the fashion industry. This advanced material science innovation enables the ink to transition from black to a dynamic multicolour display when exposed to temperature changes.

Technical Features

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EU Pushes Ahead on Digital IDs

These Seven Facts Clarify Mobile IDs

Well-Engineered Enrolment Kiosks Save Time and Errors

News in Brief

Interview with Jean-Pierre Ting, President of TOPPAN Security

Data Science Helps Secure Biometric Authentication

Survey Reveals Declining Trust in Digital ID Services

Organic Growth Powers Orell Füssli’s Expansion in Secure Documents

Colour-Changing Smart Materials for Rapid Authentication

Malawi Signs New Passport Deal

Quality and Colour: The Unsung Guardians of Secure Documents

Currency Data Now Available on Tap

Best in Design and Innovation Recognised at HSP EMEA Awards

Survey Reveals Lack of Clear Regulations and Standards Among Key Obstacles for PQC Adoption

HSP EMEA First Time in Switzerland – Why Did it Take So Long!

Machines are Biased, They Learn it From Humans

Bridging the Skills Gaps in Security Printing

News in Brief

EU Project for PQ Cryptography Protocols

Payment Cards with Thermo-Reactive Liquid Crystal Ink

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