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Astrid Mitchell

20 May 2026

12 min read

Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering – Where Banknote Destruction Meets Sustainability

One of the main most visual environmental impacts of banknotes is not in their production but their destruction – with incineration and landfill still being all-too-frequent methods of removal. In last month’s Currency News™, we reported on the results of the 2025 Banknote Recycling Study, the latest biennial survey from Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering (Kusters), which explored how central banks are handling the disposal of unfit notes in particular, and progress made (or not) since the previous survey of 2023.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 April 2026

10 min read

Currency in a Conflict Zone – How Sudan is Maintaining Production, Circulation and Confidence

It was three years ago this month that war broke out in Sudan. As has been previously, and frequently, reported in Currency News™, cash is the first and last resort in war-torn countries, as well as those affected by natural disasters. It is a matter of priority therefore, for the supply and distribution of currency to be maintained even in the most challenging of circumstances.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 Feb. 2026

11 min read

The ICA – Building and Promoting the Importance of Cash Across the World

The International Currency Association has a busy year ahead, with the upcoming Global Currency Forum taking place this April, a major study on the social value of cash in the making, an expansion of the Cash Matters social media campaign and, in the most recent development, the arrival of several new members from the minting community.

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Astrid Mitchell

28 Nov. 2025

12 min read

MoneyBox – Reinventing Banknotes to Empower Young Learners Around the World

In last month’s Currency News™, we reported on a new programme for financial inclusion called MoneyBox. In this interview, we provide more detail on this far-sighted and far-reaching initiative.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 Oct. 2025

11 min read

Communication – and Beautiful Design – Key to Overcoming Scepticism in the Caribbean

This March, the Caribbean guilder – the new currency for the people of the Caribbean islands of Curaçao and Sint Maarten – went into circulation, a good 15 years after the issuer of its predecessor – the Netherlands Antillean guilder – ceased to exist. A number of factors meant that, ultimately, the Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) was left with little choice but to introduce a new currency. But its introduction was not without its challenges – not least because the people of the two islands were largely indifferent.

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Astrid Mitchell

28 Aug. 2025

7 min read

More Than Money: Guatemala’s Q1 Quetzal Symbolizes Economic Confidence

At the recent HSP™ Latin America conference in Rio, the winner of the Regional Commemorative Banknote of the Year award was Banco de Guatemala (Banguat) for the Q1 quetzal. The Governor, Alvaro González Ricci, who received the award, also spoke about the banknote in his presentation at the conference.

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Astrid Mitchell

24 July 2025

12 min read

Banque de France Doubles Down on Cash

At a time when central banks in many European countries are distancing themselves from the business of banknote production, and/or focusing on digital alternatives to cash, the Banque de France (BdF) is going in the opposite direction – doubling down not just on printing but also substrate production through major investments. It has also restructured and bolstered the cash distribution infrastructure, taking proactive steps to ensure that French citizens have access its products!

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Astrid Mitchell

2 July 2025

7 min read

GUARDIAN™ ENVIRO – the Next Step in Sustainability for Central Banks

CCL Secure – the pioneer in polymer substrates for banknotes – has launched a more sustainable version of GUARDIAN™ substrate, which builds on decades of work to drive greener outcomes with polymer banknotes. According to the company, independent evidence shows polymer banknotes lower emissions, reduce the use of raw materials, and limit waste through recycling, with more than 85% of GUARDIAN banknotes being recycled right now.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 May 2025

10 min read

Crane Currency – People, Purpose, and Paper Money

It’s an exciting time for Crane NXT. Crane NXT (‘CXT’ – NYSE) just completed the acquisition of De La Rue’s Authentication business, and combined it with its existing portfolio, the Smart Packaging assets of TruTag and brand protection specialist OpSec (acquired in 2024) to form a new company – Crane Authentication. Together with Crane Currency, these form the newly-created business unit Security & Authentication Technologies (SAT), which sits alongside Crane Payment Innovations.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2025

10 min read

Orell Füssli – Combining Trust and Technology in an Increasingly Digital World

In the February issue of Currency News™, we ran an interview with Wolfram Seidemann of Giesecke+Devrient on how the company is navigating the digital transformation in money. But G+D is not the only banknote solutions provider diving into the digital world. Orell Füssli, with a legacy spanning more than 500 years, is also firmly established as a leader in high security printing. And, like G+D, it is expanding its expertise to include digital security solutions as well.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 March 2025

11 min read

A Foot in Both Camps – How G+D is Navigating the Digital Transformation in Money

The landscape of currency is undergoing a significant transformation. While cash remains a fundamental means of payment, the rise of digital transactions and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) is reshaping the future of money.

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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.

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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.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 Nov. 2024

10 min read

Denmark’s Currency Evolution: Balancing Innovation with Protection in the Modern Era

In a comprehensive modernisation of its currency system, Denmark is undertaking an ambitious series of changes that reflect its unique position as both a digital payment pioneer and a steadfast protector of cash rights.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 Oct. 2024

7 min read

A Brighter Future as Currency Goes it Alone

Further to the news that De La Rue has agreed a sale of its Authentication business to Crane NXT – a move that will alleviate the financial pressures that have hung over the company in recent years – Currency News™ spoke to Ruth Euling, Executive Director and Managing Director of the remaining Currency division, to find out more about the sale and what it means for the company in terms of production, investment, and its customers.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Aug. 2024

12 min read

Authentix – Positioned as a Multi Service Solutions Provider for Currency and Beyond

Last month, the uncertainty over the future of the authentication business of Meta Materials was resolved by the acquisition of its assets by Authentix. This is the latest in a string of acquisitions that has seen Authentix grow from its early days as a developer of taggants for fuel integrity programmes to a full service and solutions provider to the banknote industry of covert technologies, sensors, overt features, security print and design.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 May 2024

12 min read

Celebrating 20 Years of MOTION®

It was 20 years ago that the micro-optics technology behind MOTION® first made its appearance – first at the Optical Document Security conference that year in San Francisco, and then a few months later at the Currency Conference in Rome.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 April 2024

10 min read

IACA – Celebrating 20 Years as the Only Global Association for All Cash Stakeholders

This year the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) celebrates its 20th anniversary. It was the first industry-wide association and remains the only one that encompasses all stakeholders in the cash cycle on a global basis.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 Nov. 2023

12 min read

Diversification, Culture and People Provide Blueprint for the Future of Canadian Bank Note

Currency News™ sat down with Marilou in one of CBN’s three manufacturing facilities in Ottawa to find out more about the company, its markets, its unique strengths, and how she is managing to continue the legacy of her husband and put culture and people at the heart of everything CBN does.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 Oct. 2023

6 min read

Micro-Optics Partnership Drives New Security Threads for Banknotes

Earlier this year, Oberthur Fiduciaire announced the acquisition of a 65.5% stake in Rolling Optics. The Swedish-based company uses micro-lens patterns to create 3D effects in film, and its technology already underpins some of the existing micro-optics security features on the market (see CN February 2023).

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Latest News

Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering – Where Banknote Destruction Meets Sustainability

Currency in a Conflict Zone – How Sudan is Maintaining Production, Circulation and Confidence

The ICA – Building and Promoting the Importance of Cash Across the World

MoneyBox – Reinventing Banknotes to Empower Young Learners Around the World

Communication – and Beautiful Design – Key to Overcoming Scepticism in the Caribbean

More Than Money: Guatemala’s Q1 Quetzal Symbolizes Economic Confidence

Banque de France Doubles Down on Cash

GUARDIAN™ ENVIRO – the Next Step in Sustainability for Central Banks

Crane Currency – People, Purpose, and Paper Money

Orell Füssli – Combining Trust and Technology in an Increasingly Digital World

A Foot in Both Camps – How G+D is Navigating the Digital Transformation in Money

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

Federal Reserve – A Generational Investment for the Future

Denmark’s Currency Evolution: Balancing Innovation with Protection in the Modern Era

A Brighter Future as Currency Goes it Alone

Authentix – Positioned as a Multi Service Solutions Provider for Currency and Beyond

Celebrating 20 Years of MOTION®

IACA – Celebrating 20 Years as the Only Global Association for All Cash Stakeholders

Diversification, Culture and People Provide Blueprint for the Future of Canadian Bank Note

Micro-Optics Partnership Drives New Security Threads for Banknotes

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