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Astrid Mitchell

1 Oct. 2025

5 min read

A Snapshot of Three Topics – Data, Quality and Louisenthal

At Giesecke+Devrient’s July Currency Technology Symposium it ran nine different workshops and a half day at Papierfabrik Louisenthal (see CN July 2025). Three are covered here.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Oct. 2025

1 min read

A Celebration of 30 Years of Superior Foils for Banknotes

At the end of July, KURZ Banknote Security celebrated 30 years of security production at the Sulzbach-Rosenberg site in Germany with a two day customer event.

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Astrid Mitchell

24 July 2025

3 min read

Building a Better World, One Banknote at a Time

Oberthur Fiduciaire was early to the environmental protection movement, having put in place its Earth365 strategy over 15 years ago, long before sustainability catapulted to the top of the cash industry’s agenda. The Earth365 strategy has provided a roadmap for everything the company does to minimise its impact, and that of its products, on the environment and, says the company, is now embedded in its corporate DNA.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 July 2025

2 min read

Continuity Plus Confidence for De La Rue as it Moves to Private Ownership

As Currency News™ went to press, we learnt that the sale of De La Rue PLC to Atlas Holdings for £263 million – announced in April – has now completed. De La Rue will delist from the London Stock Exchange on 3 July and, shortly thereafter, re-register as a Private Limited Company.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 July 2025

5 min read

News in Brief

Hueck Folien and IQ Structures, two leaders in banknote security features, have announced a strengthened partnership that builds on the success of their Nanovista™ venture, following what they describe as an overwhelmingly positive market response to their joint efforts.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 July 2025

2 min read

Glory Sales Fall Back After New Issue Surge

In April last year, Glory – providers of cash management and automation systems – launched its 2026 Medium Term Management Plan, a three year business transformation project designed to help drive customers’ own digital transformation with best-in-class products and software platforms.

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2 July 2025

2 min read

Continuity Plus Confidence for De La Rue as it Moves to Private Ownership

As Currency News™ went to press, we learnt that the sale of De La Rue PLC to Atlas Holdings for £263 million – announced in April – has now completed. De La Rue will delist from the London Stock Exchange and re-register as a Private Limited Company.

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Astrid Mitchell

21 May 2025

2 min read

Be Smart with BeeSmart

In keeping with our apiology theme (ie. the study of bees), one company that is using the stripey stingers to support a major financial literacy initiative is Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions, who presented the BeeSmart educational platform at the recent HSP EMEA conference in Basel.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2025

5 min read

News In Brief

Tuvalu is home to 11,000 people and now, for the first time, five ATMs as well, thereby opening up electronic banking for the tiny Pacific island’s inhabitants.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2025

2 min read

Sensors and Polymer Fuel Spectra Growth

Spectra Systems reported a strong performance for fiscal year 2024, which for the first time included the financial results for Cartor Security Printers (CSP), which it acquired in December 2023.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2025

3 min read

De La Rue Goes Private in £263M Atlas Deal

De La Rue, the 211-year-old British icon known for printing some of the world’s most secure banknotes, is turning the page. In a move that marks the end of its public market journey, US- based Atlas Holdings (through its vehicle ACR Bidco Limited) will acquire the company for £263 million in an all-cash deal.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2025

2 min read

Giesecke+Devrient Reports Strong Growth

Giesecke + Devrient (G+D) reported its highest revenue in the company’s history, with sales of €3.132 billion for 2024 surpassing its previous record of just under €3 billion in 2023. The company also reported incoming orders of €3.3 billion, again an all-time high, suggesting that the growth strategy is set to continue.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2025

2 min read

Komori Secures 1st Banknote Order with BEP

Komori Corporation has announced that it has won a major order for multiple banknote printing systems from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP).

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Astrid Mitchell

31 March 2025

3 min read

People in the News

The Bank of England has appointed Sarah John, current Chief Cashier, as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), replacing Ben Simson.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 March 2025

2 min read

Banque de France Takes EverFit® to the Next Level

Banque de France used the opportunity of Intergraf Currency+Identity to launch EverFit® Enhanced on the Industry Innovation Arena Stage of the conference, the latest significant upgrade to the composite banknote since its introduction in 2014.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 March 2025

6 min read

Positive Picture for Cash Companies Continues in 2024 (Part 2)

Last month, we covered the annual results of four of the major companies in the cash sector – Crane NXT, Brinks, Loomis, and Diebold Nixdorf, all of which turned in a respectable performance, showing that the challenges of the COVID years are now a thing of the past.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 March 2025

2 min read

Oberthur Partners with Giriraj Foils in India

Oberthur Fiduciaire has partnered with Giriraj Foils, a well-respected name in India’s high-security films, stamping foils and laminates market, to deliver advanced authentication solutions tailored for the Indian market. The partnership was announced at the ASPA Traceability and Authentication Forum in New Delhi earlier this month.

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Chander S Jeena

19 March 2025

5 min read

AGS Transact’s Downfall: A Cautionary Tale for India’s Fintech Industry

In the fast-changing world of financial technology, companies that once soared can just as quickly find themselves in free fall. AGS Transact Technologies, a prominent player in India's digital payments and cash management sector, is currently at the centre of a developing crisis that has sent shockwaves through the industry.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 March 2025

5 min read

Positive Picture for Cash Companies Continues in 2024

Each February and March we cover the previous year’s results for the leading companies in cash management, most of whose financial years run from January to December. Between them these results provide a useful means of taking the pulse of our industry.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

2 min read

Canadians Explore Technology to Turn E-Waste into Coins

The Royal Canadian Mint (RCM) has announced a new partnership with enim Technologies, which extracts precious metals from e-waste, to explore the possibility of incorporating these metals into the Mint’s future coin production.

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