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@Anaizah_khan A step in the right direction towards creating a secure financial environment is the State Bank's effort to launch new currency notes with enhanced security features.
𝑺𝑩𝑷 𝒖𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒔 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒏𝒆𝒘 𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒆𝒏𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒔.
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has officially announced its intention to issue new currency notes equipped with advanced international security features. Addressing concerns, the central bank’s governor assured the public that the transition would be smooth and devoid of disruptions, as reported by Geo News.
The upcoming banknotes will showcase novel serial numbers, designs, and heightened security measures aimed at combating the circulation of counterfeit currency. The governor disclosed that the design framework is currently underway, with expectations of finalization by March.
Significantly, the governor clarified that Pakistan’s approach to this currency update differs from India’s 2016 demonetization, which led to substantial social unrest and a temporary dip in GDP. Unlike India, Pakistan plans to implement the currency update without causing disruptions to daily transactions.
𝙞𝙊𝙎 17.4—𝙂𝙖𝙢𝙚-𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙈𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙔𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧.
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙄𝙣 𝙞𝙊𝙎 17.4?
The Digital Markets Act aims to boost competition by preventing tech giants such as Apple from acting as “gatekeepers” dominating the marketplace. From iOS 17.4 Apple is adding new options for distributing iOS apps from alternative app marketplaces “including new APIs and tools that enable developers to offer their iOS apps for download from alternative app marketplaces.”
It will also add a new framework and APIs for creating alternative app marketplaces, “enabling marketplace developers to install apps and manage updates on behalf of other developers from their dedicated marketplace app.”
It addition, developers will be able to use browser engines other than WebKit, for browser apps and apps with in-app browsing experiences.
Apple is also sharing DMA-compliant changes impacting contactless payments. This includes new APIs enabling developers to use NFC technology in their banking and wallet apps throughout the European Economic Area, Apple said. In the EU, Apple is also introducing new controls that “allow users to select a third-party contactless payment app—or an alternative app marketplace—as their default.”