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As a result of ongoing concerns and uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing restrictions on international travel, Reconnaissance has decided to move its remaining 2020 conferences into 2021.

With the postponement of the CR Europe Cash Cycle Seminar (ICCOS) until 9-11 November 2020 due to Coronavirus precautions Currency Research have put together a series of short webinar covering some of the time sensitive issues that were due to be discussed during the conferences originally planned dates.

The International Association of Currency Affairs is proud to announce the Finalists for its Excellence in Currency 2020 Technical Awards.  The Finalists were determined after evaluation by panels of expert judges.

The World Banknote Summit 2020, which takes place in Prague from 24th to 26th February, spans a range of key agenda topics presented by expert speakers. Innovative session formats, such as the Chatbox, a platform for small group discussions, and The Printer Forum, a workshop for state security printers, will offer excellent learning opportunities and foster exchange among the participants.

This independent event will once again gather the best minds in the industry in Washington, DC from May 11–14, 2020, with a distinct focus on new ways to approach the traditional banknote.

The organisers of the World Banknote Summit 2020 have announced further innovations in its conference programme: in addition to a carefully considered speaker line-up, the conference is now adding both a new discussion format known as a Chatbox and a special printer’s workshop. Chatboxes are designed for discussing specific topics in small groups in depth, offering the attendees the opportunity to engage with experts and industry peers. The printer’s workshop will focus on best practices and practical solutions for print work challenges.

WorldBI is proud to bring the Security Printing Congress to Leonardo Hotel Frankfurt City South, Germany on 3rd & 4th December 2019.

This independent event will once again gather the best minds in the industry in Washington, DC from May 11–14, 2020, with a distinct focus on new ways to approach the traditional banknote.

This year the Tax Stamp Forum turned 10 years old, and to mark this milestone anniversary, we thought we’d return to where it all began 10 years ago, by holding the 2019 forum in the same city. And we have to say that it was great to be back!

The first Digital Document Security™ Conference, organised by Reconnaissance International and held in Berlin in May, attracted round 100 participants from 26 countries and 67 different organisations. They were drawn from government banknote and ID issuing and enforcement agencies, banknote and secure document providers, universities and research institutes, and from the new feld of digital transaction and ID systems, such as Google, Veridos and Scytáles.

In a series of interviews with central banks and industry experts, the organisers of the World Banknote Summit are identifying topics that are of most relevance to central banks, state printing works and the banknote community. This is allowing the creation of a captivating agenda and the start of the search for expert speakers. The process is already well under way and various representatives from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), central banks, state printing works, universities, commercial banks, supermarkets, law enforcement agencies and other entities have confirmed to speak. They will bring fresh views and inspiring insights to the table, with thought-provoking perspectives for participants.

Since the first seminar in 1995 held in the US, The Cash Cycle Seminar (ICCOS) has grown to be the premier global seminar for commercial cash management, cash circulation and distribution.....

With great interest we are following the work of the Banknote Ethics Initiative - an international non-profit organization that defends high ethical standards for doing business and preventing corruption within banknote production. There are almost no publications on its activities in Russian press. BoW would like to fill that space. Our correspondent talked with Antti Heinonen, the "legend" of the foreign currency industry, chairman of a non-profit organization Banknote Ethics Initiative.

The sheer beauty of Tbilisi and the hospitality of the National Bank of Georgia laid the foundation for a productive few days discussing cash use in the Europe/CIS region at the Europe Cash Cycle Seminar, organised by Currency Research (CR) May 13-16 of this year.