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Francis Tuffy

7 June 2023

3 min read

Continuing Efforts for Greener Cards

The inaugural Cash & Payments Sustainability Forum (organised by Reconnaissance International) created the ideal venue for cash, ID and other secure document manufacturers to showcase their efforts to put our industry on a more environmentally sustainable footing.

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Francis Tuffy

31 May 2023

2 min read

Development in Partnership

The ID and secure document industry is not known, for obvious reasons, for its willingness to share information. But a chance meeting at a Reconnaissance conference between a client and supplier is beginning to bear fruit.

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Francis Tuffy

4 April 2023

2 min read

DOVIDs – Secure Protection for Identity Documents

Despite the developments in digital ID solutions, there is a continual need for physical documents. In protecting these, the omission of advanced security features can result in substandard documents that are easy for counterfeiters to simulate.

ID Cards Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

3 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Veridos Launches New Security Features

Veridos, a global provider of integrated identity solutions, is set to unveil a new range of security features specifically aimed at protecting the transparent window areas on ID documents, namely Amber ID, Diamond ID and Spectre ID.

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Francis Tuffy

4 Nov. 2022

2 min read

META Announces LumaChrome for Government Issued Cards

Functional materials company META has announced that its LumaChrome colour-shifting film can now be applied as a security feature for embedded polycarbonate government identity cards, eIDs and immunity cards through a new digital demetalisation process.

ID Cards Technical Features

Francis Tuffy

22 Dec. 2021

3 min read

IDEMIA Unveils LASINK™ Helios

IDEMIA has launched a new security feature, based on optically variable elements, that combines colour personalisation and DOVID technologies to secure secondary portraits.

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Francis Tuffy

31 Aug. 2021

3 min read

Thales Launches Payment Card with Onboard Fingerprint Scanner

Thales has announced a payment card to include an onboard fingerprint sensor, promising improved security and usability – and an end to contactless payment limits.

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Continuing Efforts for Greener Cards

Development in Partnership

DOVIDs – Secure Protection for Identity Documents

Veridos Launches New Security Features

META Announces LumaChrome for Government Issued Cards

IDEMIA Unveils LASINK™ Helios

Thales Launches Payment Card with Onboard Fingerprint Scanner

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