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Astrid Mitchell

2 July 2023

3 min read

Currency Conference: An Industry in Change – Part 1

The Currency Conference took part in Mexico City in May 2023, overlapping with the Digital Currency Conference. This report is the first of two summaries of the conference.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 May 2023

1 min read

New Service to Help Explore Biodegradability of Banknotes

Blendpaper was one of the presenters in the second episode of the Cash & Payments Sustainability Forum™ online seminar series on repurposing unfit cotton banknotes.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 May 2023

3 min read

IACA Excellence in Currency Awards 2023

The Currency Conference gala dinner on 16 May hosted the presentation of the latest International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) 2021 Technical Excellence in Currency Awards.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 May 2023

1 min read

G+D Symposium Focuses on Topics Driving Cash

Giesecke+Devrient will be holding its customer event – the G+D Currency Technology Symposium – from 17-20 July at its headquarters in Munich.

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Astrid Mitchell

24 May 2023

3 min read

Designing the Cash Cycle of the Future

The 2023 Future of Cash Conference takes place 6-8 November in Istanbul, and will bring together all stakeholders of the cash community – central banks, financial institutions, retailers, cash management companies, technology providers and suppliers - to discuss new strategies to design the cash cycle of the future.

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Astrid Mitchell

24 May 2023

5 min read

Best Practices in Level 3 Feature Selection and Use

At the end of March, the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) held a members-only webinar which focused on the best practices in Level 3 security feature selection and use.

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Astrid Mitchell

24 May 2023

2 min read

Banking on World Heritage

Banking on World Heritage is a new exhibition that will take place in New Delhi this summer to coincide with the year in which India will be hosting the G20 summit and also to mark the golden anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, the international treaty to conserve nature and preserve cultural properties.

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Astrid Mitchell

24 May 2023

4 min read

Optical & Digital Document Security - Where Physical Meets Digital

The Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference and exhibition, held in Prague, Czech Republic from 17-19 April 2023, attracted over 170 delegates from 94 global organisations, along with 24 representatives from government and research academia.

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Astrid Mitchell

26 April 2023

2 min read

HSP Latin America Heads to the Caribbean

All arrangements are now in place for this year’s High Security Printing Latin America, which takes place in Nassau, the Bahamas from 5-7 June.

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Astrid Mitchell

26 April 2023

3 min read

Designing the Cash Cycle of the Future

The 2023 Future of Cash Conference takes place 6-8 November in Istanbul, and will bring together all stakeholders of the cash community – central banks, financial institutions, retailers, cash management companies, technology providers and supplier - to discuss new strategies to design the cash cycle of the future.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

1 min read

What to Do with Banknotes at End of Life?

As part of its Cash & Payments Sustainability Forum initiative, on 5 April Reconnaissance International will be joined in the first of a series of online seminars looking at end-of-life solutions for banknotes by FedCash® Services, Pakistan Security Printing Corporation and Giesecke+Devrient to talk about different ways of disposing of unfit cotton banknotes.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

2 min read

Bahamas Recognised with 2023 Public First Award

The Central Bank of The Bahamas was awarded the 2023 Public First Award during the event’s Appreciation Dinner on 14 March, in a ceremony at the Xara Lodge, Rabat, Malta.

Central Banks Events

Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

1 min read

Finalists for IACA Awards 2023

The International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) has announced the finalists for the 2023 Excellence in Currency Awards, which are in four categories.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

2 min read

Winners of Central Banking Awards 2023

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), National Bank of Poland (NBP) and Note Printing Australia (NPA) were winners in three of the 25 Central Banking Awards 2023, which were announced recently.

Central Banks Events

Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

2 min read

Currency Conference Heads to Mexico

Due to the pandemic, Currency Research combined the Banknote and Currency Conferences last year into one event, which took place in February in Washington DC. But now it is reverting to the traditional sequence of holding the events separately, starting with the Currency Conference, which takes place in Mexico City from 15-18 May.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

4 min read

The Wow Factor for HSP EMEA in Abu Dhabi

Whether it was a full resumption of post-COVID international travel, the venue or the quality of the programme, or a combination of all three. But the High Security Printing™ (HSP) conference that took place at the W Hotel on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi was a sell-out.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

4 min read

Recognising Outstanding Design and Innovation in EMEA Banknotes

The prestigious Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing™ (HSP) EMEA conference. This year’s event was held in Abu Dhabi, with the awards presented at a special ceremony during the conference dinner on 8 March.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

2 min read

HSP 2023 Kicks Off in Abu Dhabi

All arrangements are now in place for this year’s High Security Printing (HSP) EMEA, which takes place 7-9 March in Abu Dhabi. Attendance is at near capacity for the three day event, which includes two pre-conference seminars and two days of plenary sessions split into tracks covering currency and identification.

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John Winchcombe

1 March 2023

2 min read

Follow the Silk Road to Kazakhstan

Currency Research will be holding the inaugural Silk Road Cash & Payments Conference in Almaty from 27-29 March.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2023

4 min read

All Eyes on Africa as Egypt Hosts Spectacular ACF

The COVID-delayed African Currency Forum finally took place two years and a few months later than originally planned in Luxor, Egypt from 15-18 January, attracting 305 delegates from 46 countries, including 25 central banks and state printworks from Africa itself.

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