Bank of England introduced new - style £50 note On the 2 November 2011 the Bank of England has introduced and put into circulation its new - style £50 note. On this note you can find enhanced security features which have been incorporated into the banknote, including Metallic or Motion thread. Read more ...

Canada and its First Canadian Polymer Bank Note Bank of Canada began to issue its First Canadian Polymer Bank Note on the 14 November 2011. The new $100 note, as Governor Carney said, is an important step toward significantly increasing the security of Canada`s bank notes. This new note will be available at financial institutions from coast to coast over the next few weeks. We can`t wait to see new notes of others denominations, which will be unveiled in 2012 and 2013. Read more ...

New Bank Note designs for Indonesia Bank of Indonesia started to issue new bank note designs for the Rp 20,000, Rp 50,000 and Rp 100,000 bills. New bank note designs has upgraded security system as rainbow printing on the money and the code for the blinds. Read more ...

Belarus Plans to issue Br200 thousand note National Bank of Belarus plans to issue new banknote of Br200 thousand in early 2012 and also introduced a proposal to the Government to withdraw Br10 and Br20 denominated banknotes from circulation and round prices up to Br50. Read more ...

Pakistan - Banks directed to exchange Rs500 old design banknotes The State Bank of Pakistan has directed all commercial and microfinance banks to exchange Rs500 old design banknote to facilitate general public until the last working day of September 2012. Read more ...

Guatemala new 5-quetzal polymer note reported It has been reported that the Banco de Guatemala released a 5 Quetzal banknote in polymer with added security features. The new note is already in circulation and should be accepted without any restrictions. Read more ...

Sudan issues new notes The Central Bank of Sudan starts circulation of the coin pound and the new two-pound banknote at the end of November 2011. Sudan will face the replacement of their current five-pound banknotes gradually. Read more ...

Malawi no longer issuing 20-kwacha notes The National Bank of Malawi stops issuing K20 banknotes due short supply and deteriorating. In Malawi K50 will now be the lowest banknote among the available ones followed by a K100, K200 then K500. There are some rumours that the government plans to introduce a K1,000 banknote. Read more ...

Uganda may start issuing 100,000-shilling note The Central Bank of Uganda may consider issuing 100,000 shilling notes due to the rising of inflation rates in the country. It was said that the dual circulation of old and new bank notes issued in 2010 has absolutely no relationship with the current inflation levels. There is no deadline for phasing out the circulation of the old banknotes. Uganda is progressively replacing the old series in circulation with new series banknotes. Read more ...

Crackdown on Fake Driver's Licenses Aims to Eliminate Tool of Criminals, Terrorists In the U.S., the new federal rules fighting against fake driving licences will take into effect in two years time. It will be more difficult to obtain a driving licence, as all states will need to confirm an applicant`s legal status, social security number and other information. People living under assumed names are going to find out that they are blocked at the driver`s license agency from obtaining a valid ID. Read more...

Indonesian`s e-ID Cards The Government in Indonesia announced that they guarantees that people`s data under Indonesia`s e-identity card (e-KTP) system is well secured and protected from duplication. It was said that a person`s data in the e-ID cards cannot be broken because it is protected by a technological systems devices. Read more...

Kosovo launches biometric passports powered by Trüb Kosovo have started issuing new biometric passports with ICAO-compliant antenna and chip module that stores the document holder`s personal data, a facial image and two fingersprints. The Austrian State Printing House is the manifacturer of the new the new passport which is also providing Kosovo with a passport personalization center. Read more...

Canada to launch biometric passports by 2012 By the end of 2012, Canada`s long awaited ePassports will be ready for final issue. The new ePassports will look like the traditional book but will contain an electronic chip encoded with the bearer`s name, sex, date and place of birth, as well as a digital image of the person. Read more...

Denmark`s new Biometric passport On the 1 January 2012 Denmark will introduce new Biometric passports. New Danish passports will contain digital photos, fingerprints and signatures. The decision to include fingerprints in the passports has been made as part of the combat against terrorism, human trade and illegal immigration. Read more...

New Ukrainian bill on biometric passports Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov has said, that The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine is developing a new bill on biometric passports. "The Cabinet is currently developing a relevant bill. This is our obligation in the frames of the introduction of a visa-free regime, and this law will be adopted in the near future." Read more...

Uzbekistans biometric passports Issuance of biometric passports in Uzbekistan have already started and all citizens of the country are expected to have biometric passports by the end of 2015. The biometric passports are being introduced in compliance with the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), of which Uzbekistan is a member. The passports will contain chip with integrated biometric data of the owner - digital photo, fingerprints and biographical information. Read more...

Mandatory ID card in Emirates After 1 December 2011, use of national ID cards will be required in all official government transactions in the emirate. All citizens and residents will be required to use national ID cards for government transactions. The presence of ID card will be mandatory in all circumstances, under any conditions for everyone. Read more ...

New ID card in Ireland By the end of this year, new ID card in Ireland will be issued to 4.000 people of working age. The ID card will be the same size as a credit card with incorporated biometric photo, signature and electronically coded information. Read more...

New ID card in St. Maarten St. Maarten have introduced its new ID card in blue color and feature an image of the national bird - the brown pelican - in the background. The new cards are also of international standards and are capable of being scanned and read electronically by 3M machines. Read more ...

8.5 million new German ID cards issued in the first year An interesting article how new German ID cards became very popular and how millions of them were issued in the first year. Read more ...