NEWS & INSIGHTS
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Insights
Technology
The Best is Now Even Better
In today’s day and age we are constantly on the lookout for processes that simplify and make faster all aspects of our lives, including how we pay. Already fast, cash payments take about 10 seconds to conclude and of these we spend an average of about one second looking at our banknotes. Of that, only one-third of a second is typically dedicated to verifying the authenticity of our banknotes.
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Technology
RAPID® Vision Meets High Demand for Intelligent Banknote Security
Crane Currency today presents RAPID® Vision, a new and innovative micro-optic security thread for banknotes that brings high-contrast color movement to a new level.
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Technology
The Intelligent Evolution House Note by Crane Currency
To showcase the new feature and customization process of RAPID® Vision, Crane Currency has produced the “Intelligent Evolution” house note. With a giant Pacific octopus as its portrait, the note speaks to purposive beauty and adaptation.
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How Designing for Movement With RAPID® HD Aims to Revolutionize How the World Checks its Money
The more the world and technology advance and impact how we pay for things, the more important it is to create banknotes that make use of next-generation technology to keep them functional and secure with designs and features that are appealing and intuitive to the public.
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The Fusion Between Art and Engineering
The chance to develop and explore technology attracted Kara Zona, who has been at Crane Currency for five years. She is the Design Team Lead for a small, but growing team of experts creating micro-optic designs using Crane’s award-winning, micro-lens-based security technology.
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Technology
New MOTION SURFACE® Secures It All
Crane’s MOTION® micro-optics have an unrivalled record of performance in protecting some of the world’s most valuable banknotes – and is scientifically proven to enable banknotes to be authenticated by the public’s untrained eye within a fraction of a second. The new MOTION SURFACE on polymer underscores Crane’s commitment to customer choice.
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Insights
BEMs Speak for the Public
The ability to recognize very quickly the denominations of banknotes, in just a glance, belies the complexity of the act. Common banknote validators or “bill acceptors” perform the same act of recognition and authentication impressively when one considers these machines, even top performers, cost less than $900 and are expected to reject 100% of forgeries while still accepting 100% of all genuine banknotes
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Technology
Meet the 3D Animation Experts Creating Next-Generation Banknotes
It all boils down to software. Whether you have digital meetings with colleagues around the world, put your feet up to enjoy a great movie or drive away in your new electric car, endless lines of computer code make it possible. It’s the same thing with banknote security.