Latest News

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

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

4 min read

In Other News…

The United States Mint has unveiled the designs for the fourth and final year of the American Women Quarters Program. Since the beginning of the program in 2022, the Mint has issued five quarters annually, and the final five will be issued in 2025.

News

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Note and Coin News

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has announced the issue of the First Philippine Polymer (FPP) banknote series, over two years after the release of the 1,000 piso polymer as a trial in April 2022.

Banknotes Coins

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

G+D Unveils Next Generation BPS Series

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has introduced the latest generation of its banknote processing systems – the BSP® C evo, which is an evolution of the BPS C2 and C2 mid-size sorters for commercial cash handlers.

Technology

Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

4 min read

Kings, Dragons and Leopards All Feature in Asia’s Regional Banknote of the Year Awards

The Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing (HSP) Asia conference, the latest of which recently concluded in Bangkok, Thailand.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

22 Dec. 2024

3 min read

De La Rue Reports Strong Order Book, Equity Sale Talks Underway

De La Rue has announced its half-year results for the six months ending September 2024. The company reported lower revenues but continued growth in its order book, and strategic development with the proposed sale of its Authentication business to Crane NXT.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

21 Dec. 2024

3 min read

News in Brief

The Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corporation (KOMSCO) held a ‘Currency By-Product Utilisation Seminar’ earlier this month to launch its new venture to reuse currency by-products slated for disposal – both end-of-life banknotes and waste from production. Around 500 tonnes are generated annually, of which 90% is incinerated.

News

Astrid Mitchell

27 Nov. 2024

4 min read

How the RCM Manages Canada’s Circulation Coins in Real-Time

Last month, the International Association of Currency Affairs held a webinar titled ‘Cash Visibility: How the Royal Canadian Mint Manages Canada’s Circulation Coins in Real-Time’, where the Mint detailed their strategies and systems for managing cash visibility for coin in Canada.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

27 Nov. 2024

2 min read

IHMA Embraces New Security Features Ecosystem

The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) has a new name – the International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA). The change is part of the industry body’s strategic plan to broaden its scope to better serve evolving markets and new technology frontiers, particularly in optical security.

Companies

Wolfgang Kneilmann

27 Nov. 2024

4 min read

How to Improve Cash Logistics Efficiency

A functioning cash supply is a stabilising factor in our society, both in normal times and especially in times of crisis. At the same time, the demands for a robust and efficient cash circulation system are increasing.

Cash Handling