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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

4 min read

Recognising Outstanding Design and Innovation in EMEA Banknotes

The prestigious Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing™ (HSP) EMEA conference. This year’s event was held in Abu Dhabi, with the awards presented at a special ceremony during the conference dinner on 8 March.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

2 min read

HSP 2023 Kicks Off in Abu Dhabi

All arrangements are now in place for this year’s High Security Printing (HSP) EMEA, which takes place 7-9 March in Abu Dhabi. Attendance is at near capacity for the three day event, which includes two pre-conference seminars and two days of plenary sessions split into tracks covering currency and identification.

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John Winchcombe

1 March 2023

2 min read

Follow the Silk Road to Kazakhstan

Currency Research will be holding the inaugural Silk Road Cash & Payments Conference in Almaty from 27-29 March.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Feb. 2023

4 min read

All Eyes on Africa as Egypt Hosts Spectacular ACF

The COVID-delayed African Currency Forum finally took place two years and a few months later than originally planned in Luxor, Egypt from 15-18 January, attracting 305 delegates from 46 countries, including 25 central banks and state printworks from Africa itself.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 Dec. 2022

1 min read

Energy Management Award for CCL Secure

CCL Secure has won an Energy Management Award, together with its sustainability partner Verco, at the 23rd Energy Institute Awards ceremony, which was held on 23 November in London.

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John Winchcombe

2 Dec. 2022

4 min read

Hot Air, or Cool Progress?

A year ago, the white paper, ‘Cash: A Roadmap to Sustainability,’ recorded a pleasing level of activity and progress across the cash industry on environmental sustainability, with plenty of evidence of organisations striving and achieving to do better.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Nominations Open for IACA Currency Awards 2023

Nominations have opened for the 17th round of the ‘Excellence in Currency Awards’ run by IACA (the International Association of Currency Affairs) and sponsored by Currency News™.

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Astrid Mitchell

4 Nov. 2022

3 min read

African Currency Forum Announced for Luxor and Cairo in January 2023

The venue and date for the African Currency Forum has been announced. It will take place from 15-18 January in Luxor, and more information about the events can be found at africancurrencyforum.com.

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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.

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John Winchcombe

29 June 2022

2 min read

SICPA Opens its Doors

SICPA’s IMMERSION event this year, which took place via a series of one-day workshops spanning April and May, focused on the future and features, with innovation as the constant theme throughout.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

2 min read

White Nights for HSP EMEA

High Security Printing™ EMEA took place 13-15 June in Tallinn, Estonia’s capital on the Baltic Sea. Famed for its ‘white nights’ in mid-summer, when the sun hardly sets, Tallinn is the country’s cultural hub.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

2 min read

ICCOS Asia is Back

The Asia Cash Cycle Seminar returns to its live and in person format, after a three-year hiatus, taking place 5-7 September in Manila, 10 years after it was last held in the Philippines.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

3 min read

TFoC Returns with Innovation at Heart of Format and Topics

The Future of Cash conference, which returns this year as an in-person event taking place 14-16 September in Madrid, was the first of its kind to bring together all stakeholders involved in the cash cycle.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

4 min read

Recognising Outstanding Design and Innovation in EMEA Banknotes

The prestigious Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing EMEA conference.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

The CashTech Innovation Awards

The global independent think tank CashEssentials has announced the launch of the CashTech Innovation Awards, to recognise innovations that will facilitate access to and acceptance of cash.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

3 min read

Global Currency Forum – A Different Approach to Debating Cash

It was a long-time coming, but following two years of delays and a last-minute change of venue, the inaugural Global Currency Forum finally went ahead in early May in Port Aventura in Spain.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

White Nights for HSP EMEA 2022

The last major industry event to take place before COVID hit was High Security Printing™ EMEA, which was held in Lisbon in March 2020. The latest HSP EMEA opens it doors from 13-15 June in Tallinn in Estonia, renowned at that time of year for its ‘White Nights’ when the sun scarcely sets.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

IBDA Announce ‘The Developers Lounge’ & ‘Cash Innovation Zone’ at the 6th IBDC

The primary focus of the 6th IBDC taking place in Dubrovnik, Croatia from 24-27 October 2022 is ‘Design Community Reconnect’.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

6th Coin Conference Goes to Amsterdam

After a three year gap, the Coin Conference returns this October to Amsterdam, in what will be the sixth edition of the event, and the only one of its kind to focus on coins as part of cash strategies in circulation from the perspective of currency issuers.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

Nominations Open for Excellence in Currency Awards for Coins

Nominations will be open on 8 June for the 16th round of the ‘Excellence in Currency: 2022 Coin Awards’, run by IACA (the International Association of Currency Affairs) and sponsored by Currency News.

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