News & Insights

  • Banknotes

    Curaçao and Sint Maarten Prepare for Launch of New Currency

    The Centrale Bank van Curaçao en Sint Maarten (CBCS) enjoyed a significant milestone at Crane Currency’s printing facility in Malta, witnessing the new Caribbean guilder banknotes roll off the presses.  

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  • Insights

    When Are New Banknote Security Features Ready for Use?

    For central banks, manufacturability is crucial, and it is essential to ask suppliers the fundamental question: Is this new feature ready for production and public use – or are we at risk of quality failures, delivery delays, and erosion of public trust?

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  • Banknotes

    A Modern Approach to Modern Upgrades

    Previously, central banks might have addressed new counterfeiting threats with a simple upgrade of security features. Today, central banks are instead embracing a sophisticated approach to banknote modernization.

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  • Banknotes

    MONGOLIA: A Century of Banking

    As Mongolia celebrates a century since the founding of its Central Bank, the country is not just reflecting on its rich history but also moving forward with a strategic modernization of its banknotes.

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  • Banknotes

    5000 Som with RAPID® HD Detect Completes Banknote Modernization

    The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has introduced the new 5000 Som banknote to the public. This is the seventh and last banknote of the fifth series.

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  • Company News

    The 3D Design Journey Changing an Industry

    Washington Egas – from Holograms to Micro-Optics. Not many 3D designers in the world have had the opportunity to change an entire industry.

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  • Banknotes

    The Jalisco House Note - A Showcase of Innovation and Creativity

    When designing the recent Jalisco House Note, Banco de México took a non-traditional approach and invited the suppliers’ design experts to an onsite workshop.

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  • Banknotes

    Kyrgyz Som Sees Second Phase of Banknote Series Modernization

    The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has issued three new denominations of its fifth banknote series – 20, 50 and 100 som. This is the second phase of modernizing the national currency which started in May 2023.

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