Headlines of 2024: That Was the Year That Was…

January

Levels of euro counterfeiting remain low in 2023; Currency News™ comes of age; what goes round comes round in the minting industry, SPMCIL records strong growth; Kosovo cash regulation could derail relations with Serbia; US coin production falls; 2024 – a year of protecting cash as countries step in to legislate; CPBM undergoes transformation from information technology to intelligence technology; PLUS… Viewpoint – Looking Back, Looking Forward – What Does 2024 Have in Store? Industry leaders give their predictions; Special Report – Gifting Money – a personal experience from China.

February

Germany launches the National Cash Forum to stabilise the cash cycle; Spain’s new banknote printer IMBISA secures first euro orders; increase in orders for notes (and coins) for US Federal Reserve for 2024; Authentix and De La Rue launch ASSURE – a robust covert authentication solution for polymer; Philippines ups orders for polymer notes; a positive picture for cash companies in 2023; logistics secured for new French printworks; GLORY consolidates cash tech companies; Brinks expands into ATMs; award for Philippines coin deposit programme; intaglio platemaking for the future from Jura and OeBS; Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions launches next generation AKTINA production platform; registered threads from Louisenthal – predictable placement dynamics; PLUS… On the Record – Ancient and Modern – Using Kazakhstan’s Unique Cultural Heritage to Create Pioneering New Banknote Series; Special Report – Sustainability – Essential to Banknote Design.