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Nicola Sudan

30 May 2023

2 min read

IN Groupe Acquires Secure Components Business

IN Groupe, global specialist in identities and digital services, has signed an agreement with UK-based Portals, supplier of security features and paper, for the sale of Portals’ security components business in Bollate, Italy.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

3 May 2023

2 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.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

3 May 2023

2 min read

OpSec Buys Zacco, Goes Public

Brand protection specialist OpSec Security has acquired Zacco, an intellectual property management and protection company headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and has announced that it is going for a public listing later this year.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

30 March 2023

5 min read

Interview with an ITSA Member – Garsu Pasaulis

This month, we continue our series of interviews with members of the International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA), who share their experiences of the tax stamp industry and look ahead to some of the challenges and opportunities yet to come.

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Nicola Sudan

30 March 2023

2 min read

De La Rue Extends Contracts in Nine Countries

De La Rue has announced the multi-year extension of tax stamp/security seal contracts across nine countries in Europe and Africa.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

26 March 2023

2 min read

Crown Awarded for Protecting the Brand and the Planet

Metal packaging is used around the world to transport and display everything from coconut milk to alcoholic beverages. One US rigid packaging company is winning accolades for protecting brands from counterfeiting while at the same time reducing the resources it uses.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

26 March 2023

5 min read

Countering the Counterfeiters

The counterfeiting of money has been going on ever since the invention of physical money around the 6th century BC. In this article, we take a look at four new developments to protect gold bars and commemorative coins from counterfeiting.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

8 March 2023

3 min read

France to be the European Pilot Market for Digimarc Recycle

In March 2022’s edition of Authentication & Brand News™, a technical feature looked at how digital watermark specialist Digimarc was working on invisible watermarks that could increase plastic recycling. The technology from Digimarc is amongst a basket of innovations that sit at the overlap between authentication and sustainability – in this case giving plastic packaging a ‘voice’.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

8 March 2023

2 min read

StockX Opens First Authentication Centre in Mexico

In recognition of the fact that while transactions may be conducted digitally most products are still physical, online resale platform StockX has opened a new authentication centre in Mexico City.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

8 March 2023

2 min read

Luminescence Sun Chemical Security Acquires InData Systems

Luminescence Sun Chemical Security (LSCS) is part of the Sun Chemical global security solutions business unit, specialising in inks, pigments and coatings-based authentication solutions. In January 2023, LSCS acquired InData System’s (InData) patented invisible barcode reading technology, which consists of a variety of dedicated readers that can verify and decode ‘invisible’ fluorescent codes.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

8 March 2023

3 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 is set to launch a new optical ink feature into the market.

Companies

Francis Tuffy

8 March 2023

2 min read

VerifyMe Acquires Assets of Digital Identity Brand Protection Company

With headquarters in Rochester (NY), VerifyMe provides comprehensive brand protection and customer engagement solutions that combine secure product authentication, intelligent track and trace, and tailored communication strategies with industry-leading online retail monitoring capabilities.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

7 March 2023

2 min read

Luminescence Acquires InData Invisible Barcode Reading Technology

Luminescence Sun Chemical Security (LSCS) has acquired InData System’s (InData) patented invisible barcode reading technology, which consists of dedicated readers that verify and decode ‘invisible’ (fluorescing) codes.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

7 March 2023

2 min read

Gambia Revenue Authority and SICPA Sign Revenue Agreement

The Gambia’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, in partnership with the Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA), has signed a concession agreement with SICPA for the implementation of a revenue mobilisation platform for excisable goods, telecommunication services, and refined fuels.

Companies Countries Excise Products

Nicola Sudan

2 Feb. 2023

3 min read

T-shirts, Stamps and Gold – the New World of Authentication

The business of authentication is changing. Whilst the physical objects that we used to hold as important on account of their scarcity or beauty have not lost their value, the digital and virtual worlds that are being created around us bring their own cherished icons.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

4 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Holographic Security Company Spreads its Wings

Korean company RMG, which specialises in hologram security, is taking its e-authentication technology to the US market.

Companies

Astrid Mitchell

4 Jan. 2023

2 min read

Toshiba Unveils New Transparent Photoluminescent Phosphor

Japan’s Toshiba Corporation has unveiled what it terms a technology breakthrough in photoluminescence, namely a novel phosphor that delivers excellent solubility in polymers or organic solvents.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

23 Dec. 2022

2 min read

SICPA Receives Best Swiss Company Award

SICPA, which is headquartered in the Swiss canton of Vaud and is a leading supplier of tax stamp and government revenue solutions, has received an award for Best Swiss Company.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

23 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Authentix Announces New Appointments

Authentix has announced that Tim Driscoll has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer, and advised the appointment of Chad Crouch as Senior Vice President, Revenue Operations and a member of the executive leadership team.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

23 Dec. 2022

1 min read

VerifyMe Extends Taggant Partnership with HP Indigo

Brand protection and supply chain security specialist VerifyMe has announced the renewal of its exclusive ink taggant partnership with HP Indigo for a further five years.

Companies

Latest News

IN Groupe Acquires Secure Components Business

Authentix Buys Royal Joh Enschedé

OpSec Buys Zacco, Goes Public

Interview with an ITSA Member – Garsu Pasaulis

De La Rue Extends Contracts in Nine Countries

Crown Awarded for Protecting the Brand and the Planet

Countering the Counterfeiters

France to be the European Pilot Market for Digimarc Recycle

StockX Opens First Authentication Centre in Mexico

Luminescence Sun Chemical Security Acquires InData Systems

Distinkt – a New Name in Nanotech Authentication

VerifyMe Acquires Assets of Digital Identity Brand Protection Company

Luminescence Acquires InData Invisible Barcode Reading Technology

Gambia Revenue Authority and SICPA Sign Revenue Agreement

T-shirts, Stamps and Gold – the New World of Authentication

Holographic Security Company Spreads its Wings

Toshiba Unveils New Transparent Photoluminescent Phosphor

SICPA Receives Best Swiss Company Award

Authentix Announces New Appointments

VerifyMe Extends Taggant Partnership with HP Indigo

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