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January 2004 (Vol 2, No 1)
Nigeria Calls Off Banknote Management Contracts
Swedes Go for Privatisation
Iraq Sees End of Saddam Dinars
Adobe's Code to Prevent Banknote Duplication
Bobst Buys Steuer
Latest Euro Counterfeit Statistics
Indonesian Delays
Banknotes on the Horizon
Company and Market Round-Up
PLUS
Comment: Size Really Does Matter
On the Record: Paul Fullicks, ESTA and Securitas
Case Study: the Impact of the Euro on Foreign Exchange
Technology Profile: Web versus Sheet-Fed Printing
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February 2004 (Vol 2, No 2)
BEP in Search for Security
Group 4 Falck and Securicor to Merge?
Rumours of Mantegazza Sale
Increase in Use of Cash Degradation Systems
Hitachi and Omron Join Forces
Record Sales for ATM Manufacturers ...
... But Static Performance in CIT Industry
People in the News
Nickel Allergy and the New Euro Coins
DNA Markers for Currency
Bank of France Builds RFID Euro Agenda
New Banknote Patent Database
PLUS
Feature: Banknote Studies Compare Recognition of Security Features
On The Record: Michael Boehm, Louisenthal
Technology Profile: OCR Reading and Banknote Sorters
Banknote of the Month: the new Canadian $100
Supplement - Banknote Patent Update - November-December 2003
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March 2004 (Vol 2, No 3)
Group 4 and Securicor Agree Merger
Nigerian Senate Criticises Central Bank over Payments
Nanoventions Unveils New Optical Security Technology
Securency's New Diffractive Feature
National Bank of Canada Signs with INTRIA
New Currency Processor from Diebold/Toshiba
Securitas Acquisition of PSAB Agreed
G&D Hits 100 in India
Rise in European Off-Site ATMs
Security Printers' Database
GASA Introduces ATM Security Guidelines
A New Generation of Central Bankers
Nautilus Hyosung and Banqit Sign MOU
New CEO for De La Rue
Company and Market Round-Up
PLUS
Comment: Mergers and Acquisitions - Industry Rationalisation?
On The Record: Wolfgang Färber, OeBS
Feature: Prime Count - Benefiting Retailers and Processors
Whatever Happened to... Thomas Sterry Hunt?
Banknote of the Month: BEAC Franc
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April 2004 (Vol 2, No 4)
BEP Spreads Wings
Mantegazza Taken Over
Deterrents to Digital Counterfeiting
Africa Update
New ATM Plant for NCR
Mixed Results for Banknote Suppliers
NCR and Fujitsu Develop New Cash Recycler
Award-Winning Cash Systems
Dual Image Technology from De La Rue
First Orders for KEBA's Recycling Systems
G&D's New Infra Red Barcode
Travelex Rolls Out ATMs
PLUS
Comment: Overt Security Features - Safety in Numbers
Technology Profile: MicroPerf - Simple Yet Secure
On The Record: Alex Jarvis, former General Manager, Bank of England Printing Works
Feature: Optimisation of Banknotes' Inventory Costs by Denomination
Banknote of the Month: Aruba Florins Get Facelift
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May 2004 (Vol 2, No 5)
Heinonen Maps Out Future for Euro
Hitachi/Omron to Become World's 4th Largest ATM Manufacturer
Profits Up Again for G&D
Thailand to Complete Switch to Durable Paper
New High Denominations for Iran
Hueck Folien - New Entrant to Banknote Market for DOVDs
IACA - A New Voice for the Currency Industry
Optiks - the Future of Wide Thread Technology?
New Developments from BARS
Kurz's New Optical Features
Drent Goebel Unveils Next Generation Web-Fed Banknote Line
Crane Signs Up Nanoventions
Singapore to Introduce Polymer
NSPMC Bid Back On
De La Rue's OVD Patent Overturned
G&D's 2nd Cash Centre in the Gulf
Best Attendance Yet at Currency Conference
Wincor Nixdorf Goes Public
UBS Fined $100m by the Fed
ATM Bonanza for Village
PLUS
Comment: How Long Will the Banknote Last?
On the Record: Lansing Crane, Crane & Co
Feature: Outsourcing Efficiencies - What are the Costs?
Banknote of the Month: the New US $50
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June 2004 (Vol 2, No 6)
PSAB to Close Following Collapse of Sale
UBS Exits Banknote Trading Business
Group 4 Falck/Securicor Merger Gets Go-Ahead
Successful IPO for Wincor Nixdorf
Rise in Windows-based ATM Systems
Turkmenistan Invites Heidelberg Participatation
Jack Henry Buys e-Classic Systems
De La Rue Profits Up
Double Correlated Signatures
Reprivatisation for Canadian Bank Note
Changes at Bank Indonesia
People in the News
PLUS
Technology Profile: Predicting Banknote Longevity
On the Record: Graham McKay, Diebold and ATMIA
Feature: Review of Banknote Horizons 2004
Whatever Happened to... Luminus?
Banknote of the Month: Russian rubles
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July 2004 (Vol 2, No 7)
Singapore Order Compounds OeBS' Problems
Euro Volumes for 2005 Cheer the Industry
RBA Retains 50% Equity in Securency Following Acquisition
Euro Counterfeits Hold Steady
New Country for Polymer Notes
Currency Detector for the Public
New ATM Crime Database
Novel ATM Crime Solution
Notamark Adds Security to Numbering
The Secret World of Banknotes
People in the News
PLUS
Editorial: Counterfeits and Confidence
Technology Profile: How Clean Are Our Banknotes?
On the Record: Werner Reinhart, Kurz
Viewpoint: the Banknote of the 21st Century
Banknote of the Month: the commemorative 100 baht
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August 2004 (Vol 2, No 8)
Arch Rival Printers in Talks to Cooperate
French CIT Firm Negotiates Sale of Assets
Future of NSPMC Takes a New Turn
NCR and Transoft Team up for Cash Optimisation
Mixed Performance from Banknote Supply Industry
Sales up for ATM Companies
New Central Bank Journal
Lower CIT Crime Figures for 2003
Leading Iraqi Under Suspicion of Counterfeiting
Company and Market Round-Up
Banknotes on the Horizon
Intergraf - the Biggest Yet?
Holography Industry Acts to Meet the Challenge of Counterfeits
PLUS
On the Record: Dr Walter Schlebusch, Giesecke & Devrient
Special Feature: ECB Reports on 2½ Years of the Euro
Technology Profile: Watermarks - Eternal Security
Banknote of the Month: the Singaporean $10,000 - the World's Highest Denomination
Supplement - Banknote Patent Update - May/June 2004
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September 2004 (Vol 2, No 9)
€195m Cost to Changing Cash Services in Germany
Bonanza from Japan's New Notes
CIT Dispute Settled with Smoke and Dye
Euro Coins Ditched
Mantegazza Acquisition Finalised
An Intelligent Solution to Note Numbering and Finishing
Banknote Technology Adds Security to Coins
New Forms of Demetallised Threads
Ink Staining Key to New Portable ATM
The Future of the NSPMC
Exports up for NPA and Securency
Company and Market Round-Up
PLUS
Comment: the Politics of Banknote Production
Case Study: India Cleans Up its Act
On the Record: Aboobaker Ismail, South African Reserve Bank
Viewpoint: Outsourcing of Note and Coin Activities by Central Banks
Banknote of the Month: the Hong Kong Dollars - New Features for an Uncommon Currency
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October 2004 (Vol 2, No 10)
Securitas Buys Valiance
Interpol and Intergraf Join Forces for 2006
3SI's Acquisition Gives it Tracking Technology
G&D Invests in India
ECB's New Banknote Procurement Guidelines
What's in a Name?
Stand-Off in Peru
First Meeting for IACA
Proxima - a New System for Optimising Process Control
G&D and Diebold Team Up for Note Depositing
A New Taggant for Currency
LOOK - G&D's Latest Security Features
Security Printers Certification Scheme
Positive Outlook for Printers
People in the News
PLUS
On the Record: Brian Dennis, Head of Division for Banknote Printing, European Central Bank
Technology Profile: the Secrets That Lie Within
Banknote of the Month: the Chilean 2,000 Peso
Supplement: Banknote Patent Update - July/August 2004
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November 2004 (Vol 2, No 11)
ECB Rules Out Low Denomination Notes
Paper Production Steps up in Pakistan
President Inaugurates New Web Press in Algeria
AOT Bows out of Banknotes
G&D's New Cash Centre Opens in Bahrain
OeBS Develops Direct Laser Engraving for Intaglio
K² Machine Readable Inks
New Developments from NCR
New Offset Plate System from Jura and Creo
Banknotes on the Horizon
ATM Industry's Security Awards
Holography Awards for Banknotes
Canadian Deterrence Awards Announced
GASA's Cyber Security Guidelines
Nigeria to Stop Importing Naira
PLUS
Special Feature: New Rules for Euro Production
On the Record: Jose Manuel González-Páramo of the ECB's Executive Board
Case Study: US Federal Reserve Updates on Recirculation Overhaul
Banknote of the Month: New Haitian Series
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December 2004 (Vol 2, No 12)
The Rise and Rise of ATMs
NSPMC Privatisation Back On
Report Shows Decline in Cash Management Revenues
G&D Appoints New CEO; Handles Cash for Commerzbank
NCR Stock Split
New Polymer Note for Malaysia
InkSure and Merck Join Forces
Wincor Nixdorf Beats Forecasts
De La Rue Sales and Profits Rise Midway
PLUS
Technology Profile: the Digital Age Reaches Intaglio Production
On the Record: Jean-Francois Foresti, KBA GIORI
Special Feature: End of Year Review - Trends and Threats
Viewpoint: Supply Chain Management in Banknote Procurement
Banknote of the Month: the New Japanese Yen
Supplement: Banknote Patent Update - September/October 2004
Jan | Feb | March | April | May | June | July | August | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec
____________________________________________________________
January 2004 (Vol 2, No 1)
Nigeria Calls Off Banknote Management Contracts
Swedes Go for Privatisation
Iraq Sees End of Saddam Dinars
Adobe's Code to Prevent Banknote Duplication
Bobst Buys Steuer
Latest Euro Counterfeit Statistics
Indonesian Delays
Banknotes on the Horizon
Company and Market Round-Up
PLUS
Comment: Size Really Does Matter
On the Record: Paul Fullicks, ESTA and Securitas
Case Study: the Impact of the Euro on Foreign Exchange
Technology Profile: Web versus Sheet-Fed Printing
____________________________________________________________
February 2004 (Vol 2, No 2)
BEP in Search for Security
Group 4 Falck and Securicor to Merge?
Rumours of Mantegazza Sale
Increase in Use of Cash Degradation Systems
Hitachi and Omron Join Forces
Record Sales for ATM Manufacturers ...
... But Static Performance in CIT Industry
People in the News
Nickel Allergy and the New Euro Coins
DNA Markers for Currency
Bank of France Builds RFID Euro Agenda
New Banknote Patent Database
PLUS
Feature: Banknote Studies Compare Recognition of Security Features
On The Record: Michael Boehm, Louisenthal
Technology Profile: OCR Reading and Banknote Sorters
Banknote of the Month: the new Canadian $100
Supplement - Banknote Patent Update - November-December 2003
____________________________________________________________
March 2004 (Vol 2, No 3)
Group 4 and Securicor Agree Merger
Nigerian Senate Criticises Central Bank over Payments
Nanoventions Unveils New Optical Security Technology
Securency's New Diffractive Feature
National Bank of Canada Signs with INTRIA
New Currency Processor from Diebold/Toshiba
Securitas Acquisition of PSAB Agreed
G&D Hits 100 in India
Rise in European Off-Site ATMs
Security Printers' Database
GASA Introduces ATM Security Guidelines
A New Generation of Central Bankers
Nautilus Hyosung and Banqit Sign MOU
New CEO for De La Rue
Company and Market Round-Up
PLUS
Comment: Mergers and Acquisitions - Industry Rationalisation?
On The Record: Wolfgang Färber, OeBS
Feature: Prime Count - Benefiting Retailers and Processors
Whatever Happened to... Thomas Sterry Hunt?
Banknote of the Month: BEAC Franc
____________________________________________________________
April 2004 (Vol 2, No 4)
BEP Spreads Wings
Mantegazza Taken Over
Deterrents to Digital Counterfeiting
Africa Update
New ATM Plant for NCR
Mixed Results for Banknote Suppliers
NCR and Fujitsu Develop New Cash Recycler
Award-Winning Cash Systems
Dual Image Technology from De La Rue
First Orders for KEBA's Recycling Systems
G&D's New Infra Red Barcode
Travelex Rolls Out ATMs
PLUS
Comment: Overt Security Features - Safety in Numbers
Technology Profile: MicroPerf - Simple Yet Secure
On The Record: Alex Jarvis, former General Manager, Bank of England Printing Works
Feature: Optimisation of Banknotes' Inventory Costs by Denomination
Banknote of the Month: Aruba Florins Get Facelift
____________________________________________________________
May 2004 (Vol 2, No 5)
Heinonen Maps Out Future for Euro
Hitachi/Omron to Become World's 4th Largest ATM Manufacturer
Profits Up Again for G&D
Thailand to Complete Switch to Durable Paper
New High Denominations for Iran
Hueck Folien - New Entrant to Banknote Market for DOVDs
IACA - A New Voice for the Currency Industry
Optiks - the Future of Wide Thread Technology?
New Developments from BARS
Kurz's New Optical Features
Drent Goebel Unveils Next Generation Web-Fed Banknote Line
Crane Signs Up Nanoventions
Singapore to Introduce Polymer
NSPMC Bid Back On
De La Rue's OVD Patent Overturned
G&D's 2nd Cash Centre in the Gulf
Best Attendance Yet at Currency Conference
Wincor Nixdorf Goes Public
UBS Fined $100m by the Fed
ATM Bonanza for Village
PLUS
Comment: How Long Will the Banknote Last?
On the Record: Lansing Crane, Crane & Co
Feature: Outsourcing Efficiencies - What are the Costs?
Banknote of the Month: the New US $50
____________________________________________________________
June 2004 (Vol 2, No 6)
PSAB to Close Following Collapse of Sale
UBS Exits Banknote Trading Business
Group 4 Falck/Securicor Merger Gets Go-Ahead
Successful IPO for Wincor Nixdorf
Rise in Windows-based ATM Systems
Turkmenistan Invites Heidelberg Participatation
Jack Henry Buys e-Classic Systems
De La Rue Profits Up
Double Correlated Signatures
Reprivatisation for Canadian Bank Note
Changes at Bank Indonesia
People in the News
PLUS
Technology Profile: Predicting Banknote Longevity
On the Record: Graham McKay, Diebold and ATMIA
Feature: Review of Banknote Horizons 2004
Whatever Happened to... Luminus?
Banknote of the Month: Russian rubles
____________________________________________________________
July 2004 (Vol 2, No 7)
Singapore Order Compounds OeBS' Problems
Euro Volumes for 2005 Cheer the Industry
RBA Retains 50% Equity in Securency Following Acquisition
Euro Counterfeits Hold Steady
New Country for Polymer Notes
Currency Detector for the Public
New ATM Crime Database
Novel ATM Crime Solution
Notamark Adds Security to Numbering
The Secret World of Banknotes
People in the News
PLUS
Editorial: Counterfeits and Confidence
Technology Profile: How Clean Are Our Banknotes?
On the Record: Werner Reinhart, Kurz
Viewpoint: the Banknote of the 21st Century
Banknote of the Month: the commemorative 100 baht
____________________________________________________________
August 2004 (Vol 2, No 8)
Arch Rival Printers in Talks to Cooperate
French CIT Firm Negotiates Sale of Assets
Future of NSPMC Takes a New Turn
NCR and Transoft Team up for Cash Optimisation
Mixed Performance from Banknote Supply Industry
Sales up for ATM Companies
New Central Bank Journal
Lower CIT Crime Figures for 2003
Leading Iraqi Under Suspicion of Counterfeiting
Company and Market Round-Up
Banknotes on the Horizon
Intergraf - the Biggest Yet?
Holography Industry Acts to Meet the Challenge of Counterfeits
PLUS
On the Record: Dr Walter Schlebusch, Giesecke & Devrient
Special Feature: ECB Reports on 2½ Years of the Euro
Technology Profile: Watermarks - Eternal Security
Banknote of the Month: the Singaporean $10,000 - the World's Highest Denomination
Supplement - Banknote Patent Update - May/June 2004
____________________________________________________________
September 2004 (Vol 2, No 9)
€195m Cost to Changing Cash Services in Germany
Bonanza from Japan's New Notes
CIT Dispute Settled with Smoke and Dye
Euro Coins Ditched
Mantegazza Acquisition Finalised
An Intelligent Solution to Note Numbering and Finishing
Banknote Technology Adds Security to Coins
New Forms of Demetallised Threads
Ink Staining Key to New Portable ATM
The Future of the NSPMC
Exports up for NPA and Securency
Company and Market Round-Up
PLUS
Comment: the Politics of Banknote Production
Case Study: India Cleans Up its Act
On the Record: Aboobaker Ismail, South African Reserve Bank
Viewpoint: Outsourcing of Note and Coin Activities by Central Banks
Banknote of the Month: the Hong Kong Dollars - New Features for an Uncommon Currency
____________________________________________________________
October 2004 (Vol 2, No 10)
Securitas Buys Valiance
Interpol and Intergraf Join Forces for 2006
3SI's Acquisition Gives it Tracking Technology
G&D Invests in India
ECB's New Banknote Procurement Guidelines
What's in a Name?
Stand-Off in Peru
First Meeting for IACA
Proxima - a New System for Optimising Process Control
G&D and Diebold Team Up for Note Depositing
A New Taggant for Currency
LOOK - G&D's Latest Security Features
Security Printers Certification Scheme
Positive Outlook for Printers
People in the News
PLUS
On the Record: Brian Dennis, Head of Division for Banknote Printing, European Central Bank
Technology Profile: the Secrets That Lie Within
Banknote of the Month: the Chilean 2,000 Peso
Supplement: Banknote Patent Update - July/August 2004
____________________________________________________________
November 2004 (Vol 2, No 11)
ECB Rules Out Low Denomination Notes
Paper Production Steps up in Pakistan
President Inaugurates New Web Press in Algeria
AOT Bows out of Banknotes
G&D's New Cash Centre Opens in Bahrain
OeBS Develops Direct Laser Engraving for Intaglio
K² Machine Readable Inks
New Developments from NCR
New Offset Plate System from Jura and Creo
Banknotes on the Horizon
ATM Industry's Security Awards
Holography Awards for Banknotes
Canadian Deterrence Awards Announced
GASA's Cyber Security Guidelines
Nigeria to Stop Importing Naira
PLUS
Special Feature: New Rules for Euro Production
On the Record: Jose Manuel González-Páramo of the ECB's Executive Board
Case Study: US Federal Reserve Updates on Recirculation Overhaul
Banknote of the Month: New Haitian Series
____________________________________________________________
December 2004 (Vol 2, No 12)
The Rise and Rise of ATMs
NSPMC Privatisation Back On
Report Shows Decline in Cash Management Revenues
G&D Appoints New CEO; Handles Cash for Commerzbank
NCR Stock Split
New Polymer Note for Malaysia
InkSure and Merck Join Forces
Wincor Nixdorf Beats Forecasts
De La Rue Sales and Profits Rise Midway
PLUS
Technology Profile: the Digital Age Reaches Intaglio Production
On the Record: Jean-Francois Foresti, KBA GIORI
Special Feature: End of Year Review - Trends and Threats
Viewpoint: Supply Chain Management in Banknote Procurement
Banknote of the Month: the New Japanese Yen
Supplement: Banknote Patent Update - September/October 2004