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Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

5 min read

Cape Town Provides Backdrop to Intersection of Cash and Payments

At the end of November last year, the EMEA Cash Cycle & Payments Seminar took place in Cape Town, South Africa. Organised by Currency Research, the seminar was one of the best-attended regional cash events in recent years, with over 245 delegates from various sectors, including central banks, commercial banks, cash-in-transit companies, and technology providers.

Events

Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

3 min read

Fashion, Food and the Best of Security Printing as Intergraf Heads to Milan

The next edition of the Intergraf Currency+Identity conference, which has been connecting technological innovators and institutional end users since 1976, takes place in Milan from 3-5 March.

Events

Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

2 min read

From Tradition to Transformation: Komori’s Path to 2030

Komori has released its Integrated Report 2024, a detailed overview of the company’s financial and non-financial performance, along with its plans to create long-term value through innovation, sustainability, and global expansion.

Companies

John Winchcombe

29 Jan. 2025

5 min read

The Opportunity for a Revolution in Currency Management

Chris Skinner, an independent commentator on the financial markets, blogger and author, has written an interesting piece about how technology is changing the way business is delivered. He wrote it about how the digital bank model needs to change, but how might this apply to the world of cash?

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

2 min read

Tenders, Contracts and MOUs

Danmarks Nationalbank has signed an agreement with FNMT–RCM for the production of Danish coins over the next four years.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

2 min read

People in the News

Shaktikanta Das has been replaced as Governor of the Reserve Bank of India by Sanjay Malhotra, former Revenue Secretary in the Ministry of Finance.

News

Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

5 min read

News in Brief

On 12 December De La Rue made known that it had entered talks with a consortium to sell up to 40% of its equity, which would value the company at about £245 million.

News

Duncan Reid

21 Jan. 2025

8 min read

PPM Gives False Sense of Security About Counterfeiting

Due to its relative ubiquity, ppm serves as a useful means of comparing trends both within and between countries. But as a metric it has its shortcomings. This article examines some of those shortcomings and proposes an alternative method based on the number of banknotes used for cash transactions.

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Astrid Mitchell

21 Jan. 2025

6 min read

Q&T Hi-Tech Polymer: Driving Innovation with Speed, Not Imitation

Last year, Currency News reported on the introduction of a new polymer substrate for banknotes — POLYSECURE — from Q&T Hi-Tech Polymer Co. Ltd, a Vietnamese manufacturer. Luong Ngoc Anh, the founder, Chairman, and CEO of Q&T, was interviewed at the High-Security Printing Conference Asia in Bangkok, Thailand, to gain insights into the company's journey and aspirations.

Interviews

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Nominations Open for IACA and MDC Award Programmes

Closure of the nomination periods for both the MDC 2025 Coin Awards and the 2025 Excellence in Currency Awards are fast approaching, with the former to take place at MDC 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, and the latter at the Currency Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.

Events

Antti Heinonen

23 Dec. 2024

8 min read

Are Note Issuers Ahead of Counterfeiters: Update on Counterfeiting Data

Kerre Corbin regularly addresses counterfeiting from different angles in her Counterfeit Corner in Currency News™. Against that background it is worth looking at recent developments in counterfeiting data.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Bulgaria Gets Set to become 21st Eurozone Member

Bulgaria will meet the requirements to join the eurozone by January, leaving the final decision to Bulgarian politicians, according to the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).

Central Banks

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

6 min read

Headlines of 2024: That Was the Year That Was…

Levels of euro counterfeiting remain low in 2023; Currency News™ comes of age; what goes round comes round in the minting industry....

News

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

8 min read

Federal Reserve – A Generational Investment for the Future

At a time when ‘less cash’ is on the minds of many central banks and organisations operating in the cash industry, the Federal Reserve is making major investments in its cash operations, infrastructure and the currency itself.

Interviews

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Directory of Circulating Coins – Out Now!

The fourth edition of the Directory of Circulating Coins has now been published – the first since 2019.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Covestro Formally Launches CERTEVO

Covestro has formally introduced its new polymer substrate for banknotes and secure documents, which it has branded CERTEVO®, stating that it marks a ‘significant advancement in document security, sustainability, and printing technology, combining performance and environmental responsibility.’

Technology

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

3 min read

Updated Kenya 2024 Series – a Step Up in Security

The Central Bank of Kenya derives its mandate from Article 231 of Kenya’s Constitution and Section 22 of the CBK Act. Among these responsibilities, CBK must ensure and facilitate adequate and secure money supply in the economy. In fulfilling this mandate, the CBK took steps to guarantee the supply of banknotes by procuring an updated version from Giesecke+DevrientCurrency Technology.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

5 min read

Report Card: ‘A Mixed Year with Evidence of Improvement’

There is a perception that in 2022 and 2023 the currency ‘industry’ was a little flat, even lacking self-confidence, in the face of the fall out from the pandemic and the huge surge in digital payments as societies rapidly went online. The evidence of 2024 tells a rather different story.

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Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

4 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In this month’s round-up covering cash information in central bank annual reports, we look at Russia, in the throes of its ‘special military operation’, and its neighbour Ukraine, the target of that operation.

Central Banks

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

4 min read

HSP Asia Comes Full Circle for its 20th Anniversary

The 20th edition of the High Security Printing™ Asia conference in Bangkok, Thailand (2-4 December 2024), marked an important milestone in advancing the region’s security printing industry.

Events