Latest News

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

4 min read

This is What a Crumbling Cash Infrastructure Looks Like

Most of us will have our own experience of what it is like to be in a situation where you can neither access cash nor pay with it.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

IBDA to Close its Doors

The International Banknote Designers Association (IBDA) is to be wound up, 12 years after the organisation was founded, at the first International Banknote Designers Conference in Geneva in 2010.

Banknotes News

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

4 min read

The End of the Line for Banknotes in Pakistan

Last November we ran an article on a research project by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation to evaluate the parameters for composting waste from banknote production by mixing it with manure. This time it’s the turn of the State Bank of Pakistan, and what it does in terms of dealing with banknotes at the end of their life.

Central Banks

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

4 min read

Transferring Technology from Security to Sustainability

Companies in our sector are not only working to reduce their environmental footprint and contribute to a greener future, in some cases their solutions are being used to further it.

Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

New Paper Mill for India

India is to take a further step and future-proof its plans for self-sufficiency in currency production with the construction of a new banknote paper mill, at a cost of INR 25 billion ($310 million).

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Giesecke+Devrient has pledged to replace all virgin plastic in its payment card products with recycled industrial compostable or biodegradable products by 2030 at the latest.

News

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

3 min read

Threads and the Value of Substrate-Embedded Security – an Inside View from Louisenthal

Threads have developed into a security arsenal all on their own. But to provide a truly effective defence against the counterfeiter, the technical specification and design must be integrated perfectly.

Companies Substrates, Features

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

4 min read

Little Surprise About Demise of Papermakers

There was palpable shock and surprise in the industry at the news that Portals is to wind down production of banknote paper, focusing instead on non-banknote paper and features.

Comment

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

6 min read

CashEssentials: Honing the Debate on the Future of Money

Compared with the resources of the cashless lobby in advocating for a digital payments future, those of the lobby supporting cash are miniscule. That isn’t to say that there aren’t organisations supporting the case for cash, but their activities are largely centered around specific regions or sectors.

Interviews

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

3 min read

Croatia Gets Green Light to Adopt Euro in 2023

It’s official – Croatia has been given the green light to adopt the euro as its currency. On 12 July the Council of the European Union formally approved its accession to the euro area on 1 January 2023.

Central Banks

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

2 min read

SARB Maintains Denominational Mix

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has recently commented about options for its denominational structure, following ‘fake news’ that it is planning to introduce a new high denomination R500 note and R10 coin.

Central Banks

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

7 min read

De La Rue Terminates Agreement with Portals; Latter to Close Banknote Paper Mill

On 26 July, De La Rue announced that it is terminating its ten year supply agreement with Portals Paper five years early, an agreement that formed part of private equity-backed management buyout of the paper maker in 2018.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Austrian foil manufacturer Hueck Folien has erected a new 400 kWp photovoltaic Wp system on its Baumgartenberg premises, with an output equivalent to the energy consumption of 100 households.

News

Duncan Reid

1 Aug. 2022

8 min read

The Counterfeiter Classification

In our February feature on counterfeiting, Duncan Reid covered adversarial analysis. In this article he reviews the classification of counterfeiters, illustrated by case studies at each level.

Counterfeiting

Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

3 min read

Green Light for New French Printworks

The Banque de France (BdF) has announced that the construction of a new banknote printworks on the same site as its paper mill in Vic-le-Comte (Europafi) is going ahead, and will be completed in 2026 at a cost of €220 million.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

2 min read

Two New Apps for Banknote Authentication

In May, we covered Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions’ two offerings for app-based banknote authentication and education. This month it is the turn of two more – from De Nederlandsche Bank and Orell Füssli Security Printing.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

4 min read

JUMP™ – A Giant Leap Forward for Banknote Security and Beauty

Several studies have revealed how overt security features are not only more efficient, but are easy to recognise and authenticate, when they are well integrated in the banknote design.

Banknotes Substrates, Features

John Winchcombe

29 June 2022

2 min read

SICPA Opens its Doors

SICPA’s IMMERSION event this year, which took place via a series of one-day workshops spanning April and May, focused on the future and features, with innovation as the constant theme throughout.

Events

Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

2 min read

Komori Increases Sales and Returns to Profit

Komori Corporation has published its financial figures for 2021/22, reporting a return to profit and an increase of 22% in consolidated net sales compared to the previous year.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

3 min read

In Other News…

Ulster Bank, one of Northern Ireland’s three note issuing bank, has now released its new £50, the design of which focuses on the province’s industries and the achievements of women in Northern Ireland.

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