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Nicola Sudan

3 July 2024

3 min read

HSP Latin America Returns to the ‘Land of Desert and Glaciers’

The 2024 High Security Printing™ (HSP) Latin America conference took place, for the second time in its 12-year history, in the longest and narrowest country on Earth, filled with starkly contrasting landscapes that stretch from the driest desert in the world to ancient glaciers still waiting to be discovered. That country is Chile.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 May 2024

5 min read

IACA Awards – the Winners Are…

The IACA 2024 Excellence in Currency Technical Awards, which are sponsored by Currency News, were presented at the dinner on the last evening of the Banknote Conference, 15 May.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 May 2024

3 min read

Cash Sustainability Forum Draws Close

A forum is a meeting where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged, and that is the aim of the Cash Sustainability Forum, providing the opportunity for all stakeholders involved in cash to meet, share, understand and learn.

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John Winchcombe

29 May 2024

4 min read

Time for Confidence in Cash

The Banknote Conference took place 13-16 May in Fort Worth, Texas. Organised by Currency Research, it was attended by nearly 425 delegates from 72 countries and 183 organisations. Of those, 92 were central banks and/or printworks.

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Concha Jiminez

29 May 2024

2 min read

DENARIA – Ensuring Fair Access to Cash

The third DENARIA Conference recently took place in Madrid, with a focus on how cash can ensure a fair, inclusive and secure digital transition, particularly in a country where cash continues to be the main payment method for a very significant number of citizens.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 April 2024

2 min read

HSP Latin America Heads to Chile

All arrangements are now in place for this year’s High Security Printing (HSP) Latin America, which returns to Santiago, Chile – taking place from 3-5 June. The last time the event was held in Santiago was 2014.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 April 2024

3 min read

Cash Sustainability Forum Takes Shape

Highlights of the second Cash Sustainability Forum (CSF), which takes place 24-26 June in Frankfurt, are now available.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 April 2024

2 min read

2024 Banknote Conference: Final Call

The final details for the upcoming Banknote Conference, taking place 13-16 May, have come together.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2024

5 min read

Banknote Industry Strives to Thrive

Nestling in the heart of the Balkans, Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was the picturesque setting for the latest edition of the High Security Printing™ (HSP) conference series (4-6 March). The sell-out event, which had to close its doors to new registrations three weeks in advance, brought delegates up to speed about what is happening to banknotes in the region and around the world.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2024

3 min read

Programme Overview – 2024 Banknote Conference

The 2024 Banknote Conference program was formed with the ideas, insights, and suggestions from the Banknote Advisory Board. As the industry’s premier technology-focused event, the committee’s input is a valuable part of the overall program structure, say organisers Currency Research, ensuring the most relevant, technology-focused topics for our industry today are covered such as the latest advancements in currency technology, trends, security features, and much more.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Feb. 2024

3 min read

Cash Recycling and Recirculation

The second Cash Sustainability Forum (CSF) takes place in Frankfurt, Germany from 24-26 June. On the first afternoon will be a workshop dedicated to the recycling and recirculation of cash. It will build on a white paper currently being researched and prepared and for which input is still very welcome.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Koenig & Bauer and the Future of Banknotes

Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (K&B BNS) will be hosting an event this June to bring the international central bank community together around the future role cash will play in society.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Webinars for All Aspects of Cash

Three webinars will be held over the coming weeks of interest to the banknote and coin communities, each with a very different focus

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Security Designers Forum – New Event for the Banknote Design Community

The first Security Designers Forum (SDF) will take place 9-11 September 2024 in Warsaw, Poland as a dedicated setting for all those involved in design and design decision-making relating to secure documents such as banknotes and passports, to learn, exchange knowledge and develop new ideas.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2024

2 min read

A Full Programme for HSP EMEA in Sofia

The next HSP EMEA 2023 event will be held in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, on 4-6 March 2024 and the organisers are expecting a sell-out event, with key decision makers from central banks, suppliers and printers coming together to discuss and learn about a range of topics from cash usage and trends in the region, sustainability and resilience in print to physical and digital technologies, security features and design.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Cash Sustainability Forum 2024

COP 28 in December last year provided evidence that the climate is changing, and we are struggling to do what is needed to mitigate or adapt to the change. Given this is the only planet we have, and we are all on this place together, sustainability is relevant to us as individuals and to our work.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2024

2 min read

ODDS Continues Big Debate

The programme for the third Optical and Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference – which takes place from 8-10 April 2024 in Lisbon, Portugal – is now available.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Speaker Highlight – 2024 Banknote Conference

The Banknote Conference is the industry’s premier technology-focused event with a long and rich history of hosting the world’s technology experts from central banks, printing works, and industry suppliers and providing an unparalleled opportunity to discuss emerging trends, technologies, and innovation.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Dec. 2023

2 min read

MDC Awards Create a Buzz

At the awards ceremony held during the gala dinner at the Mint Directors Conference in Ottawa last month, the winner of the Best Circulating Coin category was the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) for the $2 Honey Bee coin, issued in 2022 as a joint collaboration with the Honey Bee Industry Council to mark the bicentennial of the establishment of the bee industry in Australia.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Dec. 2023

1 min read

Holograms Head Up Security Awards

Banknote security features won two out of the five categories in the 2023 Excellence in Holography Awards, presented by the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) at the recent annual online Holography Conference.

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