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Chander S Jeena

15 March 2024

2 min read

Casa De Moneda’s Third Patent Plate

The Third Patent Plate is a technological solution that combines physical and digital security measures on a self-adhesive label, applied to the inside of a vehicle’s windshield.

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Chander S Jeena

23 Feb. 2024

1 min read

Meta Launches NANO Protect for Authentication

Meta Materials, working on advanced materials and nanotechnology, now releases its new product – NANO™ protect. With this, META has enhanced its authentication portfolio – NANO™ protect and LiveOptik® for brand protection and LumaChrome and QUANTUM™ Stripe for banknotes.

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Chander S Jeena

23 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Global Hologram Body Targets China Expansion in Strategic Move

The International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA) is strengthening its presence in China to boost growth and promote the technology’s benefits to brand owners, government authorities and sector suppliers.

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Chander S Jeena

23 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Fighting Falsified Medicines – The Novartis Way

Continuing our series of articles on the strategic perspectives of leading brands in their fight against fakes, this month we turn our attention to Novartis, one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and the fourth largest in terms of revenue in 2022.

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Nicola Sudan

13 Dec. 2023

2 min read

Ferrari Rewards Public for Reporting Fakes

Ferrari has launched a public reward scheme to crack down on counterfeit products carrying its iconic branding. The scheme involves offering Ferrari gifts to individuals who report products that may be counterfeit or in violation of Ferrari trademarks.

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Nicola Sudan

13 Dec. 2023

4 min read

From State Printer to Digital Powerhouse – The Story of Peruri

Founded in 1971, Perum Peruri (trade name Peruri) was originally known as the ‘money-printing public corporation of the Republic of Indonesia’. Its main task was to print rupiah banknotes as well as other state-owned security documents, including excise stamps, passports, and land documents.

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Nicola Sudan

24 Nov. 2023

2 min read

OpSec Group Expands Brand Enhancement Offering

OpSec Group has completed the acquisition of Global Trim Sales, Inc, a provider of premium trim to the fashion and apparel industry, based in California. This acquisition will extend the OpSec brand enhancement offering in the consumer goods and sports industries.

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Nicola Sudan

31 Oct. 2023

2 min read

TOPPAN Showcases Smart NFC Packaging Solutions

During the recent Luxe Pack Monaco trade show for creative packaging, TOPPAN showcased a range of NFC solutions, including its new NFC tag for contactless detection of the volume of liquid inside a container, targeting the cosmetics, medical, pharmaceutical, and liquor industries.

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Nicola Sudan

26 Oct. 2023

2 min read

Oumolat and SICPA Enter Strategic Partnership, Creating 'O&S Security Solutions' JV

Oumolat Security Printing, owned by the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE), has entered into a strategic partnership with SICPA to print enhanced tax stamps and track activities through the integration of advanced technologies.

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Àlex Julià and Luca Venza

26 Sept. 2023

4 min read

Distinkt – A New Name in Nanotech Authentication

Nanotechnology has been a fertile breeding ground for authentication and brand protection devices – given that structures that can be controlled at the nanoscale (roughly the size of a few atoms or molecules) exhibit responses to light that are distinctive and near impossible to replicate. Now, a team of researchers and entrepreneurs has launched a new optical ink feature into the market.

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Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

1 min read

De La Rue Extends Brand Protection Contract with Mason Pearson

De La Rue has announced a 3-year extension to its partnership with Mason Pearson, the distinguished British beauty brand.

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Nicola Sudan

29 Aug. 2023

2 min read

Nanobrick Carving a Market with its Active Nano Platform

Nanobrick, the South Korean company founded in 2007 by its current CEO, Jae-Hyun Joo, is building a presence in the security and authentication field with what it calls its ‘active nano platform’ (ANP).

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Nicola Sudan

30 July 2023

2 min read

De La Rue Authentication on Track to Exceed £100 Million in Revenue

De La Rue has announced that its Authentication division is on track to exceed £100 million in revenue for fiscal year 2024, demonstrating good growth versus 2023 results, and making it the fastest growing division in the company.

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Nicola Sudan

27 July 2023

2 min read

De La Rue Authentication on Track to Exceed £100 Million in Revenue

De La Rue has announced that its Authentication division is on track to exceed £100 million in revenue for fiscal year 2024, demonstrating good growth versus 2023 results.

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Nicola Sudan

27 July 2023

2 min read

Indian Banknote Printer Eyes Global Tax Stamp Market

India’s government banknote printer, Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Ltd (SPMCIL), is looking to target the tax stamp export market. The organisation is inviting bids for consultants or agencies to represent it globally for procurements related to excise labels and other security products, including banknotes, coins, security paper, and inks.

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Nicola Sudan

27 July 2023

2 min read

Nanobrick Carving a Market with its Active Nano Platform

Nanobrick, the South Korean company founded in 2007 by its current CEO, Jae-Hyun Joo, is building a presence in the security and authentication field with what it calls its ‘active nano platform’ (ANP). Tax stamps are one of its target markets.

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Nicola Sudan

4 July 2023

2 min read

Fedrigoni Announces Brand Protection Portfolio

Fedrigoni Group, a leader in the production of value-added speciality papers for luxury packaging and other applications, along-with self-adhesive materials for premium labels, has introduced a range of paper products and self-adhesive materials for brand protection in the commercial sector.

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Nicola Sudan

4 July 2023

3 min read

Anti-Counterfeiting – The Canon Way

According to the Imaging Consumables Coalition of Europe, Middle East, and Africa, the imaging consumables industry is threatened by a €1.6 billion market in counterfeit supplies. Unfortunately, the problem of counterfeiting in this industry is nothing new.

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Nicola Sudan

2 July 2023

1 min read

OpSec Group Goes Public

OpSec Group has announced that it will list on the NASDAQ stock exchange by merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) – Investcorp Europe Acquisition Corp. The SPAC is an arm of OpSec’s current owners – the private equity firm Investcorp Technology Partners.

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Nicola Sudan

2 July 2023

1 min read

Authentix Buys Royal Joh Enschedé

Authentix has announced that it has acquired Netherlands-based Royal Joh Enschedé, a leading specialty printing and security solutions provider, from investment firm Nimbus.

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Latest News

Casa De Moneda’s Third Patent Plate

Meta Launches NANO Protect for Authentication

Global Hologram Body Targets China Expansion in Strategic Move

Fighting Falsified Medicines – The Novartis Way

Ferrari Rewards Public for Reporting Fakes

From State Printer to Digital Powerhouse – The Story of Peruri

OpSec Group Expands Brand Enhancement Offering

TOPPAN Showcases Smart NFC Packaging Solutions

Oumolat and SICPA Enter Strategic Partnership, Creating 'O&S Security Solutions' JV

Distinkt – A New Name in Nanotech Authentication

De La Rue Extends Brand Protection Contract with Mason Pearson

Nanobrick Carving a Market with its Active Nano Platform

De La Rue Authentication on Track to Exceed £100 Million in Revenue

De La Rue Authentication on Track to Exceed £100 Million in Revenue

Indian Banknote Printer Eyes Global Tax Stamp Market

Nanobrick Carving a Market with its Active Nano Platform

Fedrigoni Announces Brand Protection Portfolio

Anti-Counterfeiting – The Canon Way

OpSec Group Goes Public

Authentix Buys Royal Joh Enschedé

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