Neurocash – A New Way of Designing Cash

Miguel López, Research and Development Unit Manager in Banco de España recently presented a new way of designing cash, Neurocash, at both the EMEA and Latin American High Security Printing conferences.

He introduced his presentation with the statement that a banknote series, to be successful, must meet many different requirements. Above all, it should be difficult to counterfeit but at the same time be attractive to citizens who should identify with their currency and be proud to use it. It should have easily identifiable public security features that enable public trust, as well as machine readable features that enable counterfeits to be detected and removed.

In addition, a banknote series should have low manufacturing costs, be durable, environmentally sustainable, innovative, and fulfil stakeholder requirements.