Latest News

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

2 min read

In Other News…

The Central Bank of Jordan has issued the fifth and final note in its new series – the 5 Jordanian dinar (JD).

News

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

1 min read

New KINEGRAM Reference Book from KURZ

KURZ, the leading supplier of security foils with diffractive features, has produced a new reference book with a wide selection of images of banknotes that have utilised its KINEGRAM® technology.

Technology

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Hitachi Moves into Cash Services

Hitachi Payment Services, India’s leading integrated payment solutions provider and a subsidiary of the Japanese multinational technology conglomeration Hitachi, has entered into an agreement to acquire the cash management business of Writer Safeguard from its parent, the Writer Corporation.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

9 min read

Using Banknotes in the Drive to Improve Financial Literacy

Currency News caught up with Roeland Monasch, CEO of Aflatoun International, and Mark Stevenson, KBBS Market Development Manager, at Aflatoun’s headquarters in Amsterdam, to find out more about the companies' new partnership in the financial literacy space.

Interviews

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

9 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

This month we look at Europe, and the annual reports of some Eurosystem central banks, as well as the central banks of Albania, Denmark, Kosovo and Hungary.

News

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

4 min read

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.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

4 min read

Cash and the Politicisation of Payments

What do the KGB, the Chinese Communist Party, the Canadian Prime Minister and the UK’s Brexit campaign leader have in common?

Cash Handling

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

5 min read

News in Brief

The Central Bank of Libya (CBL) has been reinstated as a unified sovereign institution, almost a decade after it was split in two because of the civil war.

News

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Get the Vibe with New Thread from SURYS

In his interview in last month’s Currency News, Frederic Trojani, CEO of SURYS, referenced a new thread from the company, Vibes™.

Banknotes Technology

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Fiji Issues Lucky Dragon Note

The Reserve Bank of Fiji has released a commemorative banknote to celebrate the Chinese Lunar Year of the Dragon. The date of issue – the eighth day of the eighth month– is an auspicious one, the number 8 being the luckiest in Chinese culture, symbolising wealth and good fortune.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

4 min read

Enshrining the Right to Cash in Law

In the June issue of Currency News™, our lead article was on laws to protect cash gaining momentum, with specific reference to the euro and a proposal on legal tender status for notes and coins. This month we look at some developments on an individual country basis in Europe regarding enshrining the right to cash in law, both within and outside the eurozone.

Cash Handling

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

3 min read

Next Generation Cash Processing from G+D

Giesecke+Devrient has announced the next generation of its BPS® M systems for banknote processing – the BPS® M evo series.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

4 min read

Transforming Sludge from Intaglio Printing into Green Alternative

The production of a million banknotes (or one shift of an intaglio printing line) produces 100 kg of intaglio ‘sludge’. Sludge is frequently sent to landfill because of its contamination in the process used to extract it from the printing process.

Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

2 min read

MDC to Debate Innovation, ESG and Coins in a Digital World

The Mint Directors Conference 2023 is fast approaching and the Royal Canadian Mint have shared highlights of the programme, comprising two days of thought-provoking sessions.

Events

Alan Eckford

24 Aug. 2023

4 min read

Banknote Design Concepts of the Future

Banknotes have changed considerably since De La Rue printed its first paper money for Mauritius in 1860. The adoption of lithography introduced more colourful designs, patterns, and imagery. Security features such as watermarks, polymer windows, threads, novel inks, and applied features then additionally introduced contrasting textures and sheen, movement and complexity.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

2 min read

CBDC Conference: from Niche to Mainstream

CBDCs started to become visible in published papers and discussions around 2016. No doubt there was much material before then but the acceleration of interest and activity has taken CBDCs from a niche to main stream media discussions.

Events Free Events Free

Chander S Jeena

24 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Banking on World Heritage

Banking on World Heritage, a first-of-its-kind exhibition, was held at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in New Delhi from 30 June to 9 July. It was conceptualised and curated by Ms Rukmini Dahanukar, an independent research scholar under her proprietary research, ‘Money Talks’, that unfolds the untold story of banknote art and design from around the world.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

24 Aug. 2023

2 min read

NCR Moves Forward with Separation Plan

Plans for the separation of NCR Corporation into two separate businesses is moving apace, with the US Securities and Exchange Commission declaring effective the registration on Form 10. The two new businesses, NCR Atleos and NCR Voyix, will focus on ATMs and digital commerce in retail, hospitality and banking, respectively.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

31 July 2023

2 min read

Latest News on Composting Banknote Waste

Biobanknote, developer of solutions for repurposing end of life banknotes and the Banco Central de Reserva del Perú have recently conducted a composting test with the waste from banknotes withdrawn from circulation at the Control Ambiental plant.

Banknotes Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

31 July 2023

5 min read

G+D Goes Big on Sustainability at Symposium

Giesecke+Devrient held its Currency Technology Symposium 2023 in July in Munich. Normally a biennial event, this is the first to be held since 2019 due to COVID, and was attended by more than 300 customers from central banks, printworks and commercial cash handling industry.

Events Sustainability