January 2026

In this issue

• Spectra Systems-SICPA Consortium Wins Bid for UK Vape Stamps
• Australia’s Postal Service Uses AI Tool to Tackle Fake Stamps
• Nanosilikhan Partners with TPI to Elevate Tax Stamp Security in India
• News in Brief
• The Global Rise of Fake GLP-1 Medicines
• Digital Watermarking Eliminates Gift Card Fraud
• India, Cigarettes and Alcohol: One Country, Two Excise Philosophies
• Hong Kong Customs Reports Successful Trial of Tax Stamps
• Egyptian Security Printer First in Region to Earn Dual Intergraf Certification
• From Motors to Medicines: Malaysia’s Model for National Authentication
• AkzoNobel Intensifies Efforts to Combat Counterfeit Paint
• India Plans National ID System for Batteries
• Creating QR Codes from Living Bacteria
• Innovations Showcased at High Security Printing Asia
• Using ‘Smart Glue’ to Fight Counterfeiting
• It Was Bound to Happen: BAT Pulls Cigarette Production Out of South Africa
• Events