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22 June 2026

3 min read

Security Begins Below the Surface – and Extends Far Beyond

For decades, tax stamp programmes have relied on multiple layers of overt, covert and forensic security to protect government revenues and combat illicit trade. Yet, as counterfeiters become increasingly adept at reproducing certain visible security features and copying digital identifiers, the importance of those layered defences is growing.

Companies Covert & Forensic Security Overt Security

Nicola Sudan

31 May 2026

3 min read

Sansara Acquires Advanced Track & Trace to Build European Leader in Connected Packaging

Sansara, the digital traceability subsidiary of Maison Neyret, has acquired Advanced Track & Trace (ATT) and entered into a strategic partnership with Pochet Group.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

31 May 2026

2 min read

NAGRAVISION and Harmonic Launch Watermarking-as-a-Service for Live Events

NAGRAVISION, a leading independent provider of content protection and media entertainment solutions, has launched a fully managed, event-based watermarking-as-a-service solution with Harmonic, a video delivery technology company.

Companies Covert & Forensic Security

Nicola Sudan

20 April 2026

2 min read

Identiv Secures BLE Smart Label Deal on Fresh Food Packaging Containers

Identiv Inc, a NASDAQ-listed provider of RFID and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)-enabled Internet of Things solutions, has signed an exclusive agreement with IFCO, a leading fresh food container company, to develop and supply smart BLE labels.

Companies

Chander S Jeena

25 March 2026

4 min read

India Security Press at 100

On 7 March 2026, India Security Press (ISP), in Nashik, Maharashtra, marked its centenary with a series of commemorative events, including the inauguration of a centenary gate and garden, as well as the release of a commemorative postage stamp. While the occasion marked a century of secure document production, it also signalled a broader shift – from traditional printing to integrated systems spanning identity, authentication, and revenue protection.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

2 Feb. 2026

2 min read

Spectra Systems-SICPA Consortium Wins Bid for UK Vape Stamps

Spectra Systems Corp has announced that its security printing arm, Cartor Security Printers (CSP), is the winning bidder for an HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) contract to produce and supply vaping duty stamps. The CSP bid was submitted in consortium with SICPA.

Companies Countries Tax Stamps

Chander S Jeena

2 Feb. 2026

2 min read

Nanosilikhan Partners with TPI to Elevate Tax Stamp Security in India

Nanosilikhan Advanced Materials (formerly Nanobrick), a South Korean company specialising in nanoscale technologies with sophisticated overt and covert features, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Track Pack Innovation (TPI), a provider of eco-friendly, tamper-evident alcohol stamps to several Indian states.

Advanced Materials Companies Countries

Nicola Sudan

2 Feb. 2026

4 min read

News in Brief

Thomas Just Sørensen, a chemist at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, has developed the O-KEY® technology – a kind of digital fingerprint for physical products.

Advanced Materials Brand Protection Companies

Nicola Sudan

2 Feb. 2026

2 min read

Digital Watermarking Eliminates Gift Card Fraud

Digimarc has announced the results of the first implementation of its invisible digital watermarking solution on gift cards, designed to combat persistent card fraud within the US retail sector.

Authentication Companies

Nicola Sudan

2 Feb. 2026

2 min read

Egyptian Security Printer First in Region to Earn Dual Intergraf Certification

Egypt’s National Company for Advanced Industries and Integrated Strategic Printing Solutions (NASPS), a state-owned entity producing secure government documents, tax stamps, and ID documents, has been awarded two international certifications from Intergraf.

Companies Standards

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Ian Lancaster

22 Dec. 2025

3 min read

iTRACE’s Secure Alternative to QR Codes

As QR codes become increasingly ubiquitous – and are now specified in high-impact initiatives such as the EU Digital Product Passport (DPP) and GS1’s Sunrise 2027 programme to replace 1D barcodes with 2D codes – it is important to underline that, by design, QR codes offer no inherent security in their most common form as a printed symbol on packaging or other substrates.

Companies Track and Trace

Ian Lancaster

4 Dec. 2025

3 min read

80% Digital + 20% Analogue = 100% Novel for H010

At the Optical and Digital Document Security™ conference, in September, George Hall, Chief Commercial Officer of UK company H010 (pronounced ‘holo’ but note the two zeroes and the figure ‘1’), presented this start-up company’s novel hologram/QR code security label.

Companies Overt Security

Chander S Jeena

4 Dec. 2025

3 min read

A New Player in Tax Stamps? TOPPAN Explores Tax Stamp Opportunities as Global Expansion Continues

Japan-based TOPPAN Holdings, known for its activities in printing, packaging, and optical security, is broadening its international presence through acquisitions, innovation, and new partnerships. Recent developments indicate that the company is positioning itself to engage more actively in tax stamp and excise management systems, including in Ethiopia, where it is already involved in secure document production.

Companies Tax Stamps

Nicola Sudan

4 Dec. 2025

3 min read

SMX – Turning Raw Materials into Self-Authenticating Assets

SMX, a NASDAQ-listed provider of molecular marking and verification platforms, has acquired $111.5 million in funding to support the global rollout of its marking technology for embedding into raw materials across multiple industries – at a scale never seen before (it claims).

Companies Consumer & Industrial Products Covert & Forensic Security

Nicola Sudan

30 Oct. 2025

2 min read

Koenig & Bauer and Schwarz Druck Launch ‘Protected at Print’ Initiative

Koenig & Bauer Vision & Protection has announced a strategic partnership with security printing company Schwarz Druck for the launch of its ‘protected at print’ initiative – an important step towards integrating smartphone-readable authentication into the design of secure documents, before printing.

Companies Strategies Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

30 Oct. 2025

4 min read

AURORA: Bosch and ANY’s Integrated Approach to Document Security

At the Optical & Digital Document Security™ conference in September, Adrian Monostori of ANY Security Printing and Oliver Steinbis of Bosch Secure Authentication (BSA) presented AURORA, a jointly developed application of Bosch’s Origify system. The aim of the application is to bring an additional layer of protection to tax stamps in the form of a multilayered QR code.

Companies Strategies Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

30 Oct. 2025

1 min read

SICPA and Commstack Launch Joint Venture for Mine-to-Market Traceability

SICPA and Commstack, a provider of digital infrastructure for commodity traceability and responsible trade, have announced a strategic joint venture to enhance transparency and accountability across the mining supply chain – starting with gold and other high- value commodities.

Companies Strategies Technology & Systems

Chander S Jeena

30 Sept. 2025

2 min read

MarqVision Secures $48 Million for AI-Powered Brand Control

US startup MarqVision has completed a $48 million second-round financing that will be used to roll out its AI-based engine for detecting and removing counterfeit and pirated goods across online platforms.

Companies

Nicola Sudan

29 Sept. 2025

1 min read

e7 Group Partners with SICPA Affiliate for Tax Stamp Production

Abu Dhabi-listed e7 Group, a security printer and identity solution provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with 7I Holding, a UAE-based government technology firm and regional affiliate of SICPA, to expand global reach in secure and sovereign applications, including national revenue optimisation.

Companies Tax Stamps

Chander S Jeena

23 Sept. 2025

3 min read

PROFOUND® TruSpectrum™ – Colour and Security Precision for Brand Protection

Crane Authentication – a Crane NXT business unit – has unveiled its latest innovation in overt security: PROFOUND® TruSpectrum™, which extends the colour palette of its micro-optic labels to match the spectrum of colours integral to a brand’s visual identity.

Companies

Latest News

Security Begins Below the Surface – and Extends Far Beyond

Sansara Acquires Advanced Track & Trace to Build European Leader in Connected Packaging

NAGRAVISION and Harmonic Launch Watermarking-as-a-Service for Live Events

Identiv Secures BLE Smart Label Deal on Fresh Food Packaging Containers

India Security Press at 100

Spectra Systems-SICPA Consortium Wins Bid for UK Vape Stamps

Nanosilikhan Partners with TPI to Elevate Tax Stamp Security in India

News in Brief

Digital Watermarking Eliminates Gift Card Fraud

Egyptian Security Printer First in Region to Earn Dual Intergraf Certification

iTRACE’s Secure Alternative to QR Codes

80% Digital + 20% Analogue = 100% Novel for H010

A New Player in Tax Stamps? TOPPAN Explores Tax Stamp Opportunities as Global Expansion Continues

SMX – Turning Raw Materials into Self-Authenticating Assets

Koenig & Bauer and Schwarz Druck Launch ‘Protected at Print’ Initiative

AURORA: Bosch and ANY’s Integrated Approach to Document Security

SICPA and Commstack Launch Joint Venture for Mine-to-Market Traceability

MarqVision Secures $48 Million for AI-Powered Brand Control

e7 Group Partners with SICPA Affiliate for Tax Stamp Production

PROFOUND® TruSpectrum™ – Colour and Security Precision for Brand Protection

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