Passports
Canada To Launch ePassports In 2012
Passport Canada announced this week they would be preparing themselves for the launch of electronic passports in 2012.
Like many other electronic passports, the physical appearance of the passport will not change a whole lot. The biggest change comes in the form of a small electronic chip – an RFID chip – embedded in the [...]
Fortress’ PM1 upgrade highlights global need for more banknotes
The recent announcement by Vancouver-based Fortress Paper to increase the printing capacity at their European mills (read “Fortress Paper announces approval of initial financing facility for PM1 rebuild”) reiterates the reality that even in a digital age the need for banknotes continues to increase worldwide.
Though credit cards, online banking and debit cards seem to be [...]
Fortress Paper featured on CRN Digital Talk Radio
On CRN Digital Talk Radio, Erik Hines & Jack Roberts host The Erik & Jack Attack, where they share sixty minutes of exciting discussion, pop culture, politics, news, and anything else that may be on their minds. On Tuesday, February 9th the Boston bred conservative and the left coast liberal talked about Fortress Paper.
From [...]
What are ePassports?
From news of the technologically advanced New Zealand passports, to the recent multi-million dollar contract awarded to Vancouver-based Fortress Paper to produce over two million ePassports over the next five years, the shift to electronic passports is happening on a global scale.
What makes ePassports “electronic” is Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) – a small electronic device embedded [...]
RCMP busts fake-passport ring in Canada
In one of the largest coordinated busts in recent Canadian history, more than 400 police officers moved through Ontario and Quebec to arrest suspects in a counterfeit passport ring.
Twenty-nine people were arrested in the inter-provincial raids as a joint police force of officers from the RCMP, the Sûreté du Québec and Montreal police targeted 39 [...]
Helping Protect Financial Integrity
History has shown that our increasing complex financial system faces some unique challenges. Recently, the world of high finance collided with Main Street and the average investor was left to decipher why esoteric instrument such as derivates, swaps, counter-party agreements, packaged subprime loans and credit default swaps were impacting their investments and retirement savings. [...]
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