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Francis Tuffy

25 March 2026

7 min read

Face to Face with Clive Vacher, CEO De La Rue

Few companies can match the heritage of De La Rue when it comes to government-issued documents of value. The company supplies high-security banknotes, substrates and security features for over 69 national currencies and, since 2020, it has designed over half of the world’s new banknote designs. De La Rue was the prime contractor for the British passport from 2010 to 2020, designing and producing the biometric ‘Series B’ passport and manufacturing booklets at its Gateshead plant.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2026

8 min read

Fernando Velasco Aguirre and his Vision for Identity in El Salvador

During the annual CLARCIEV meeting, held in October 2025 in San Salvador, ID & Secure Document News™ sat down with Fernando Velasco Aguirre, President and National Registrar of the Registro Nacional de Personas Naturales (RNPN) of El Salvador, to learn more about his vision for identity in the country as well as the region as a whole. Among other achievements, Mr Velasco led and implemented the current design of the Salvadoran identity card (Documento Único de Identidad – DUI), both within El Salvador and abroad.

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Francis Tuffy

30 Jan. 2026

5 min read

On the Record with TOPPAN Security’s Innovation and R&D Director

Alice Vermeulin is Director of Innovation and R&D at TOPPAN Security, where she leads the development of next-generation secure credential technologies. With an engineering background in the graphic industries and experience spanning Europe and North America, she specialises in security solutions for identity and payment systems, covering product development roadmaps, card and passport manufacturing processes, qualification testing and standards, and intellectual property strategy.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Dec. 2025

4 min read

Interview with Bernd Kümmerle, Veridos CEO

Since 1 July, Bernd Kümmerle has been serving as Chief Executive Officer of Veridos, a global leader in secure identity solutions. With nearly 30 years of experience at Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), he brings deep industry expertise and a clear strategic vision to the role. We spoke to him about his first 100 days in office, the future of secure identity, and Veridos’ role in shaping it.

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Francis Tuffy

21 July 2025

5 min read

On the Record: Ethiopia’s Head of Immigration and Citizenship Services

Driving digital transformation, Ms Selamawit Dawit has played a pivotal role in elevating Ethiopia’s global presence and modernising its public services. Now serving as Director General of Ethiopia’s Immigration and Citizenship Services (ICS), she brings a wealth of experience from diplomacy, public administration, and policy leadership, having previously served as Director General of the Diaspora Agency and State Minister of Tourism.

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Nicola Sudan

27 May 2025

4 min read

An Interview with Dr Joseph Atick, ID4Africa

Following the ID4Africa 2024 AGM in Cape Town, Nicola Sudan from Reconnaissance interviewed Dr Joseph Atick, co-founder and Executive Chair of ID4Africa. The interview, for ID & Secure Document News™, covered a range of topics, including Dr Atick’s pioneering work in biometrics, the origins and growth of ID4Africa, the challenges and progress of digital identity systems across Africa, and the need for depoliticising identity programmes (see IDN November 2024).

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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

27 Nov. 2024

11 min read

Interview with Dr Joseph Atick: Biometrics Pioneer and ID4Africa Co-Founder

Dr Joseph Atick is renowned for his pioneering work in the field of biometric identification, particularly in facial recognition technology. He is considered one of the founding figures in the development of biometric systems and has contributed significantly to making biometric identification widely accessible and usable.

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Francis Tuffy

28 April 2024

7 min read

Face-to-Face with Antoine Grenier – CEO of IDEMIA Smart Identity

Antoine Grenier is a seasoned leader, who built his strong background in engineering on large international projects.

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Francis Tuffy

30 Jan. 2024

4 min read

From Today’s Perspective, Not All Applications are Predictable

In a year that is predicted to see the continued shift from physical to digital identity management, ID & Secure Document News™ interviewed Marc- Julian Siewert, CEO of Veridos, to help us assess the impact of the transition.

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Francis Tuffy

3 Nov. 2023

6 min read

Veridos Leads the Way with Sustainable Product Portfolio

So far this year, I have interviewed two of Veridos’ senior management team for ID & Secure Document News™ – CEO, Marc-Julian Siewert and CFO, Dr Christian Thywissen. Both executives stressed the identity solutions company’s goal to be completely CO2 – neutral by 2040.

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Francis Tuffy

4 May 2023

5 min read

In My Opinion – Marc-Julian Siewert

In this occasional series of interviews, we ask leading figures in the world of ID and secure documents their opinions on some of the pressing concerns facing the industry today.

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Francis Tuffy

31 March 2023

5 min read

Dr Christian Thywissen – a CFO’s Point of View

The role of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in any large company is to provide financial stability to the organisation through leadership in financial planning, accounting, budgeting and reporting. But as this far-reaching profile of Dr Christian Thywissen, CFO of Veridos, shows, the role can take you into many other areas of business activity.

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Francis Tuffy

2 March 2022

5 min read

A Leader with a Strong Purpose

Veridos is one of the key players in the industry, so Francis Tuffy – editor of IDN – sat down with Marc-Julian, newly appointed CEO and Chair of the Management Board, to learn a little more about the leader and his strong purpose.

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Francis Tuffy

1 Feb. 2022

8 min read

An Interview with Matt Cole – Putting Secure Identity at the Centre of Public Services

Matt Cole, the newly appointed head of Public Security & Identity activities at IDEMIA, works at the interfaces of physical & digital identity and public & private sector services. ID & Secure Document News met up with Matt (virtually) to learn some more about his ideas and plans for the future.

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Francis Tuffy

3 Nov. 2021

9 min read

Securing Identity in the Face of Geopolitical Forces, the BDR Perspective

The new design of the German eID card has given the card producer, the Federal State Security Printer of Germany, Bundesdruckerei (BDR), the opportunity to upgrade many familiar features to bring them in line with the latest technology and add some new high-security elements.

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Latest News

Face to Face with Clive Vacher, CEO De La Rue

Fernando Velasco Aguirre and his Vision for Identity in El Salvador

On the Record with TOPPAN Security’s Innovation and R&D Director

Interview with Bernd Kümmerle, Veridos CEO

On the Record: Ethiopia’s Head of Immigration and Citizenship Services

An Interview with Dr Joseph Atick, ID4Africa

Interview with Jean-Pierre Ting, President of TOPPAN Security

Interview with Dr Joseph Atick: Biometrics Pioneer and ID4Africa Co-Founder

Face-to-Face with Antoine Grenier – CEO of IDEMIA Smart Identity

From Today’s Perspective, Not All Applications are Predictable

Veridos Leads the Way with Sustainable Product Portfolio

In My Opinion – Marc-Julian Siewert

Dr Christian Thywissen – a CFO’s Point of View

A Leader with a Strong Purpose

An Interview with Matt Cole – Putting Secure Identity at the Centre of Public Services

Securing Identity in the Face of Geopolitical Forces, the BDR Perspective

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