News & Insights
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Banknotes
A Vision of Security: Kazakhstan Previews a New Banknote
On the occasion of the XI Financial Congress dedicated to the 30th year anniversary of its national currency, the National Bank of Kazakhstan provided a sneak preview of its new series of banknotes and coins.
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Banknotes
National Bank of Kyrgyzstan Republic awarded the 2023 RACE Award
October, Dubai – The Organizing Committee of the Mint and Print Conference used the occasion of its namesake event (October 3-5, 2023) to honor the novel contributions of the National Bank of Kyrgyzstan Republic (NBKR).
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Technology
Intense Liquid-Kinetic Movement at the Micron Level
RAPID® Vision – the latest innovative micro-optic security thread for banknotes. Like many technology breakthroughs, Vision benefitted hugely from prior work. In this case by a micro-optics team of designers, software engineers and scientists who were involved with the creation of the very first RAPID security thread launched in 2014.
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Technology
Insights
Colorshift: It’s time to go!
Security feature materials once considered secure, can over time, be weakened, as lookalike materials used in consumer and industrial applications become increasingly available.
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Insights
Technology
The role of cash automation in the modern economy
Two major innovations are currently transforming the cash economy. These are cash digitization and payment automation. The former seeks to create an ‘on ramp’ to the digital economy, especially for the unbanked, who are estimated to exceed 1.3 billion people, while the latter is rapidly making cash services more accessible.
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Banknotes
Enhanced Security on the Redesigned Banknotes from BEAC
The new series of redesigned Central African franc CFA (XAF) banknotes issued by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) are now seeing wider circulation. All five notes have new visual designs and enhanced security features against counterfeiting.
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Banknotes
Burundi Completes Upgrade of Full Banknote Series with RAPID®
Burundi has completed the upgrade of its entire banknote series – the 500, 1000, 2000, 5000 and 10000 francs – by significantly improving the security with the addition of RAPID® micro-optic thread from Crane Currency.
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Banknotes
Central Bank of Jordan Upgrades New Series of Banknotes with RAPID® and MOTION® Switch
The Central Bank of Jordan (CBJ) has redesigned and upgraded its full series of Dinar banknotes with new advanced security features, including the micro-optic security threads RAPID® and MOTION® Switch from Crane Currency.