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Nicola Sudan

1 Dec. 2022

3 min read

Micro-Transponders for Tax Stamps?

While the principal method of applying unique identifiers and other variable information to a tax or authentication label is via digital printing, some labels carry that information in a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

1 Dec. 2022

8 min read

News in Brief

Polyart Group, a supplier of film and paper substrates for the specialty label market, and EDGYN, a security solutions specialist, have announced a partnership for the Asia Pacific region.

Tax Stamps Technology & Systems Tenders

Alan Hodgson

1 Dec. 2022

5 min read

Emerging Technologies – Direct Marking Solutions

While direct marking could be considered as an opportunity for traceability solutions, it could also be viewed as a threat to physical tax stamps.

Technology & Systems Track and Trace

Nicola Sudan

8 Nov. 2022

5 min read

Recent Advances in NFC and What This Means for Brand Protection

While near-field communication (NFC) has become the dominant technology for contactless payments, it has taken a backseat to Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in terms of general adoption, with most people not even aware that their smartphones can have NFC built into them.

Technology & Systems

Alan Hodgson

31 Oct. 2022

5 min read

Emerging Technologies – Physical/Digital Solutions

The ability to link a physical object such as a stamp, label, or direct mark into the digital space, through mobile devices such as a smartphone, is an area of great current interest. A key question to consider is how this physical/digital link may change so we can ensure our technologies keep pace with these changes.

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Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Meta Anchor Connects Physical Products to Digital Experiences

Austria and US based mobile authentication technology company Authentic Vision has announced the US market release of its Meta Anchor™ technology that, it claims, secures the link between physical products and digital value, services and experiences.

Technology & Systems

Alan Hodgson

24 Aug. 2022

4 min read

Emerging Technologies – Digital Printing

At the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum™ in May 2022, I presented a paper on the emerging technologies that I believe will have significant impact on the tax stamp business sector. From this came an article in Tax Stamp & Traceability News™ in June summarising the threats and opportunities from these. The aim of this article is to take a deeper look into one of these technologies – digital printing.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

24 Aug. 2022

7 min read

Don’t Forget the Glue!

In the July 2022 issue of Tax Stamp & Traceability News™, Dr Marietta Ulrich-Horn of Securikett stated that her company had always maintained a strong focus on tamper-evident solutions for tax stamps, because if a genuine stamp can be transferred to another product for reuse, it’s as if that stamp were actually a fake, whatever the number of security features it was carrying.

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Nicola Sudan

5 July 2022

2 min read

Toppan Shines a Light on Security

Toppan has launched Illumigram™, a new security hologram in which three-dimensional images appear in response to strong light, such as a smartphone’s flashlight.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

5 July 2022

5 min read

Round Up of New Authenticating Technologies

The importance of technology in protecting products, people and services against malicious attack has never been greater, as this cross-section of innovations shows.

Technology & Systems

Alan Hodgson

28 June 2022

8 min read

Emerging Technologies – Threats and Opportunities

First presented at the Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum in May 2022, in this article Dr Alan Hodgson considers emerging technologies and developments that are likely to have an impact on the tax stamp and traceability industry.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

28 June 2022

4 min read

SICPA’s New Platform for Mobilising Excise Revenue

After more than 15 years’ experience in developing and operating SICPATRACE® – a leading product authentication and traceability solution for government authorities – SICPA has launched its latest technology platform: SICPATRACE® Evo.

Companies Technology & Systems

Dr Paul Dunn

25 April 2022

4 min read

Smartphone Technology Calls In Holograms

Holography has helped to bring smartphone digital interaction in the brand protection and authentication space closer as the security technology discovers new outlets and innovative applications.

Technology & Systems

Alan Hodgson

25 April 2022

3 min read

The Need for New ‘Printed’ Features

We have significant investment going into digital technologies, both from within our community and from the technology sector. However, to continue to add security to our physical documents we need to continue investment in ‘printed’ features to complement these for multilayer security.

Technology & Systems

Perry Everett

13 April 2022

6 min read

Smartphone Readable Security Features and Insights from Their Application in Other Markets

The advent of the smartphone has led to a surge in the development of smartphone readable security features.

Authentication Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

3 April 2022

4 min read

The New Era Postage Stamps Which Perform Like Tax Stamps

According to high-security printer Royal Joh Enschedé (RJE), the humble postage stamp is undergoing a phenomenal digital transformation.

Case Studies Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

28 Jan. 2022

1 min read

HP Indigo Secure and Jura Install First Digital Secure Press

Launched in 2021, HP Inc has installed its newly imported HP Indigo 6K Secure Digital Press in Nepal, for the local production of tax stamps and other secure documents.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

18 Jan. 2022

6 min read

Jura Workshops Look to the Future of Security Printing

Jura Security Printing recently held a series of practical workshops in Budapest, Hungary to discuss the future of security printing. This was one of the first events in the last year or so that customers and suppliers had physically travelled to in order to meet up in person, so it was filled with plenty of energy and enthusiasm.

Events Technology & Systems

Alan Hodgson

28 Oct. 2021

5 min read

Recycling Technology – A Traceability Opportunity?

The purpose of this article is to outline the reasons we should look at the technologies being deployed for recycling as a potential opportunity. We will look at three technologies in various states of development and set them in context of our industry.

Sustainability Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

30 Sept. 2021

4 min read

Technology, Without Enforcement, is Not Enough

Lately, we’ve been hearing of a growing number of companies that are offering, or expanding on, their market surveillance and product intelligence services as a way of helping enforcement officials and brand owners to quickly identify illicit trade activity in particular markets, and to act upon these activities before it is too late.

Technology & Systems

Latest News

Micro-Transponders for Tax Stamps?

News in Brief

Emerging Technologies – Direct Marking Solutions

Recent Advances in NFC and What This Means for Brand Protection

Emerging Technologies – Physical/Digital Solutions

Meta Anchor Connects Physical Products to Digital Experiences

Emerging Technologies – Digital Printing

Don’t Forget the Glue!

Toppan Shines a Light on Security

Round Up of New Authenticating Technologies

Emerging Technologies – Threats and Opportunities

SICPA’s New Platform for Mobilising Excise Revenue

Smartphone Technology Calls In Holograms

The Need for New ‘Printed’ Features

Smartphone Readable Security Features and Insights from Their Application in Other Markets

The New Era Postage Stamps Which Perform Like Tax Stamps

HP Indigo Secure and Jura Install First Digital Secure Press

Jura Workshops Look to the Future of Security Printing

Recycling Technology – A Traceability Opportunity?

Technology, Without Enforcement, is Not Enough

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