After the success of the inaugural edition in 2024, the second Security Designers Forum (SDF) will be held 7–9 September 2026 in Istanbul, Türkiye.

The programme has now been announced for The Coin Conference 2026, which takes place in Budapest, Hungary, from 28-30 September 2026.

The Banknote Conference, held in Washington DC in May, involved 432 delegates from 164 organisations across 68 countries, including representatives from 88 central banks and printworks. Organised by Currency Research and bringing together central bankers, banknote designers, security experts, printers, substrate manufacturers and cash cycle specialists, the event provided a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities facing the global cash community.

HSP Latin America was last held in Guatemala City in 2017, and its return – 10 years on – did not disappoint. In fact, many of the delegates commented that it was the best conference yet of all the 13 HSP Latin America conferences to date – and, given that the preceding year it was held in Rio de Janeiro which set an exceptionally high bar, this was no mean feat!

Nearly 440 people gathered at a resort hotel in Antalya, Türkiye, at the end of April for the Global Currency Forum (GCF), organised by the International Currency Association (ICA).

The International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) has announced the winners of two of the five award categories in their 2026 Excellence in Currency Awards. The winners were announced during the awards presentation at the recent Global Currency Forum in Antalya.

Two of the workshops at the forthcoming Banknote Conference (11-14 May) are open to all delegates. They are running concurrently, however, so delegates will have to choose between one or the other.

There is just over a month remaining until the next iteration of the High Security Printing (HSP) conferences, with HSP Latin America scheduled to take place 1-3 June in Guatemala City, Guatemala.

One of the currency industry’s premier global gatherings opens in Washington DC in little over a month. To be held from 11-14 May in the US capital, Banknote Conference 2026 will seek to reaffirm its reputation as arguably the leading technical forum devoted exclusively to banknote production, design, security, and circulation.

The global cash landscape is undergoing profound transformation. Although digital payments continue to expand rapidly, cash remains an essential payment method for millions of consumers and retailers. This tension between declining usage and the enduring need for access is reshaping the way commercial banks operate. A recent IACA hosted webinar entitled ‘The Future of Commercial Bank Cash Operations’, which is the second in a series of events around key stakeholders in the cash cycle, brought together industry experts to explore how banks are adapting their cash operations and what the next decade may hold.