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Astrid Mitchell

2 July 2025

5 min read

Cash is a Handshake

Cash is not just a store of value or a transaction, it’s a means of mutual human connection – in other words, a handshake. So said Mark Gould, Chief Payments Executive at Federal Reserve Financial Services, in his keynote address at the Currency Conference in Bangkok in May.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 May 2025

2 min read

G+D: Anchoring Trust in a Digital Era

Giesecke+Devrient will hold its customer event – the G+D Currency Technology Symposium 2025 – from July 7-10 at its Munich headquarters. Themed ‘Currency Fast Forward,’ this event will examine the pivotal role of public currency as a foundation of trust in the rapidly evolving digital landscape, highlighting the indispensable role of cash as critical infrastructure, a public asset, and a key element of national security.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 May 2025

4 min read

IACA Excellence in Currency Awards 2025 – the Winners Are...

The Currency Conference gala dinner on 28 May hosted the presentation of the latest International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) 2025 Technical Excellence in Currency Awards.

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27 May 2025

3 min read

Fusing Tradition with Modern Minting at MDC 2025

The 32nd Mint Directors Conference (MDC) was held from 27–29 April 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, co-hosted by the South African Mint. The event focused on merging traditional minting with modern technology via keynotes, workshops, and panel sessions. An awards ceremony recognised achievements in coin design and packaging (see CN April 2025).

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2025

3 min read

Cape Town Presents MDC 2025 Coin Awards

The 32nd Mint Directors Conference (MDC) has recently concluded in Cape Town, South Africa. The event hosted the MDC Coin Awards, which were presented during the MDC Gala Dinner at Cape Point Vineyards.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 March 2025

3 min read

HSP Latin America Returns to Rio

The programme will shortly be published for the High Security Printing (HSP Latin America) conference, which returns 9-11 June to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – the location for the inaugural event back in 2012.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 March 2025

2 min read

ODDS 2025 Conference

Registration is now open for the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) conference, which will be held in Warsaw from 15-17 September 2025.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 March 2025

2 min read

The Future of Cash in an Uncertain World

Another conference taking place in Warsaw later this year is The Future of Cash conference, from 3-5 November, which will bring together key stakeholders from across the cash community to explore innovative strategies for shaping the future of the cash cycle.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 March 2025

2 min read

MDC Goes to Cape Town – at Last!

The Mint Directors Conference (MDC) was originally scheduled to take place in April 2020 in South Africa, but had to be postponed at short notice due to COVID. The event went ahead three years later, in Ottawa in October 2023, and now – five years on – is finally taking place in Cape Town, from 27-29 April, co-hosted by the South African Mint and with over 250 delegates from the minting industry taking part.

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Chander S Jeena

27 March 2025

3 min read

Style and Innovation Meet in Milan

The Intergraf Currency+Identity 2025 conference was held with style and innovation from 5-7 March in Milan, Italy. From the start, it promised more than just discussions, offering a creative and insightful take on the world of security printing to the 1,000+ delegates that took part.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 March 2025

6 min read

HSP First Time in Switzerland – Why Did it Take so Long!

The 2025 edition of the High Security Printing™ EMEA conference was located, for the first time in its history, in Switzerland, in the picturesque city of Basel. The sell-out event attracted 265 delegates, from 117 organisations spanning 44 countries. 38% of the organisations were from government (central banks, issuing authorities) or state printworks.

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3 March 2025

4 min read

Best in Design and Innovation at EMEA Awards

This year’s Regional Banknote the Year Awards for EMEA were presented at a special ceremony during the HSP conference dinner in the traditional Safran Zunft restaurant in the heart of Basel’s charming Old Town.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 March 2025

3 min read

Currency Conference Introduces Updated Agenda Topics

The 2025 Currency Conference is returning to Bangkok, Thailand, from 26-29 May 2025. Conference organiser Currency Research expects to welcome nearly 400 delegates from 70 countries, including 70 central banks and 150 organisations in total. At the time of publication, nearly 50 central banks have already registered for the event.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

5 min read

Cape Town Provides Backdrop to Intersection of Cash and Payments

At the end of November last year, the EMEA Cash Cycle & Payments Seminar took place in Cape Town, South Africa. Organised by Currency Research, the seminar was one of the best-attended regional cash events in recent years, with over 245 delegates from various sectors, including central banks, commercial banks, cash-in-transit companies, and technology providers.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Jan. 2025

3 min read

Fashion, Food and the Best of Security Printing as Intergraf Heads to Milan

The next edition of the Intergraf Currency+Identity conference, which has been connecting technological innovators and institutional end users since 1976, takes place in Milan from 3-5 March.

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Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Nominations Open for IACA and MDC Award Programmes

Closure of the nomination periods for both the MDC 2025 Coin Awards and the 2025 Excellence in Currency Awards are fast approaching, with the former to take place at MDC 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa, and the latter at the Currency Conference in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

4 min read

HSP Asia Comes Full Circle for its 20th Anniversary

The 20th edition of the High Security Printing™ Asia conference in Bangkok, Thailand (2-4 December 2024), marked an important milestone in advancing the region’s security printing industry.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 Nov. 2024

6 min read

The Coin Conference – Optimism in the Face of Dislocation

The Coin Conference 2024 – which focuses on the future of circulating coinage and its challenges – took place in 28-30 October in Lisbon, Portugal. Organised by the publishers of Currency News™, the conference hosted more than 200 delegates, from 102 organisations across 42 countries, with 40% from central banks, monetary authorities and treasury departments.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 Oct. 2024

3 min read

Best Attended Event Yet for EMEA Cash Cycle Seminar

Currency Research, organiser of the upcoming EMEA Cash Cycle (ICCOS) & Payments Seminar in Cape Town, South Africa (25-28 November), says this year’s edition is shaping up to be one of the best-attended regional cash events in years.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 Oct. 2024

2 min read

HSP Asia Programme

The programme has now been published for High Security Printing™ (HSP) Asia, which takes place 2-4 December 2024 in Bangkok, Thailand.

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