Latest News

Astrid Mitchell

4 Nov. 2022

4 min read

News in Brief

The Royal Mint has announced revenues of £1.4 billion for 2021/22, up by 27% over the previous year, and pre-tax profits of £18 million, up by 45% over the 2020/21 and the largest profit since it was vested as a limited company in 2010.

News

Astrid Mitchell

4 Nov. 2022

4 min read

From Gold to Blockchain – Casa de Moneda Chile Reinvents Itself for the 21st Century

Despite being the oldest company in Chile (it was founded in 1743), in the last four years the state-owned firm Casa de Moneda Chile has gone ‘from the physical to the cloud’.

Banknotes Companies

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Sustainability Centre Stage in Edinburgh

This year the profile of sustainability has increased, with climate volatility evident in many countries. Last year’s white paper on the cash industry's work showed that much has been done and this industry has been doing good work for some time.

Events Sustainability

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Glory Launches Two New Cash Recycling Solutions

Glory Global Solutions is acknowledged as the leader in teller cash recycling solutions, with 100,000 units installed worldwide and a market share, according to RBR, of 56%.

Cash Handling

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

4 min read

Indonesia Issues New Series on Independence Day

Bank Indonesia has designed a completely new series of banknotes, with significantly improved security features over the previous designs, selecting the nation’s Independence Day, 17 August, to launch them.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

3 min read

People in the News

Chief Marilynn (Lynn) Malerba has been sworn in as the new Treasurer of the United States. Prior to becoming Treasurer, she served as the 18th Chief of the Mohegan Tribe – the first Native American to serve in this position.

News

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

2 min read

New Mint Planned for Egypt

The Egyptian Cabinet has approved a proposal to conclude a partnership agreement between the Public Treasury, the Egyptian Mint Authority, and the UK’s Royal Mint to establish a new British-Egyptian mint.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

3 min read

Fusion™ – New Machine Readable Polymer for Banknotes

Spectra Systems provides security technologies for use in banknotes, product authentication and gaming using integrated solutions comprised of engineered materials for authentication, and hardware and software systems which verify the unique signatures of the authentication materials.

Substrates, Features

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

5 min read

New Monarch, New Currencies

The death of HM Queen Elizabeth II on 8 September was a time of mourning and reflection on her remarkable life as the second longest reigning monarch in history.

Banknotes Coins Free Free

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

2 min read

US Cash Supply Chain Gets Ready for Cash Visibility

Cash Visibility – the Federal Reserve’s program to automate the cash supply chain – is at the point of rolling out.

Cash Handling

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

3 min read

SICPA and UbiQD Partner for Quantum Dot Security

Swiss-based SICPA and New-Mexico nanotechnology company UbiQD have announced an expansion of their partnership to develop security inks based on the latter’s quantum dot technology.

Companies Technology

Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Komori Corporation has announced that the Komori Global Parts Center has been relocated to the Tsukuba Plant site to ensure a more stable parts supply in Japan and overseas.

News

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

Coin & Mint News Launches This October

Currency Publications Ltd, publishers of Currency News™ and Cash & Payment News™, will be launching a new monthly newsletter – Coin & Mint News™ – this October.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

1 min read

Indonesia Issues New Series for 2022

Bank Indonesia has issued a new series of banknotes in seven denominations to coincide with the country’s 77th anniversary of independence.

Banknotes

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

BSP Introduces Coin Deposit Machines

Introducing automated coin deposit machines is the latest initiative from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to promote the re-circulation of coins and persuade Filipinos to use them in their daily transactions.

Coins

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

FNMT Becomes BnEI Member

The Banknote Ethics Initiative (BnEI), launched in 2013, now has 15 members, after the Spanish banknote printer and papermaker Fábrica Nacional de Moneda y Timbre – Real Casa de la Moneda was formally accredited by the BnEI Accreditation Council.

Banknotes

Paul Blond

30 Aug. 2022

5 min read

The Journey Towards a Less Cash Australia

Despite headline currency in circulation at near record levels, A$102.22 billion on issue at the end of July 2022 (that’s 27% higher than the July 2019 level), substantially less cash is being used in Australia.

Studies, Reports

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

4 min read

This is What a Crumbling Cash Infrastructure Looks Like

Most of us will have our own experience of what it is like to be in a situation where you can neither access cash nor pay with it.

Comment Free Free

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

2 min read

IBDA to Close its Doors

The International Banknote Designers Association (IBDA) is to be wound up, 12 years after the organisation was founded, at the first International Banknote Designers Conference in Geneva in 2010.

Banknotes News

Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

4 min read

The End of the Line for Banknotes in Pakistan

Last November we ran an article on a research project by Pakistan Security Printing Corporation to evaluate the parameters for composting waste from banknote production by mixing it with manure. This time it’s the turn of the State Bank of Pakistan, and what it does in terms of dealing with banknotes at the end of their life.

Central Banks