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Chander S Jeena

31 Aug. 2025

2 min read

Decoding Ballot Security: Trump Pushes for Watermarked Paper

In Authentication & Brand News™, March 2024, we reported on the US state of Georgia’s decision to adopt watermarks and reject QR codes on ballot papers. In May 2025, we highlighted Mohave County’s approval to add security features to its ballots for the 2026 midterm elections, in an effort to restore voter trust.

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Chander S Jeena

17 July 2025

4 min read

Why Postage Stamps are Still Relevant... and Still a Target for Fraud

In June, police officials in India exposed a counterfeit postage stamp scam worth INR 25 million ($290,000), while last year, in the US, a California resident pleaded guilty to defrauding the United States Postal Service out of more than $150 million through fake stamps. Similarly, in the UK, Royal Mail investigated the mass counterfeiting of its new barcoded stamps after customers reported being forced to pay a £5 penalty to collect mail due to counterfeit stamps.

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Chander S Jeena

18 May 2025

2 min read

Mohave County Approves Ballot Security Marks for 2026 Midterms

In the Authentication & Brand News™ March 2024 article 'Decoding Georgia Bills - No to QR Codes Yes to Watermark', we updated the usage of security features in ballot paper. We are now informed of developments in Mohave County, as it approved adding security features to its ballot paper for the 2026 midterm elections to restore voter trust.

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Chander S Jeena

25 Nov. 2024

2 min read

TotalEnergies Implements ValiGate on Lubricants

TotalEnergies Lubrifiants has partnered with SCRIBOS (part of the KURZ group) to implement its ValiGate® Direct Print solution on lubricants.

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Chander S Jeena

12 Sept. 2024

4 min read

The Evolution of Asian State Security Printers – From Currency Makers to Digital Authentication Providers

State security printers in Asia are transforming as a result of a fast-changing economic and technological environment, from currency and secure document producers to digital identification and authentication providers.

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Astrid Mitchell

28 Sept. 2023

2 min read

A Quantum Leap for Meta Materials

Meta Materials, under its former name of Nanotech Security Corporation, has been a pioneer in banknote OVD technology for the past decade with innovations in micro-, nano- and now plasmonic structures.

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Astrid Mitchell

28 Sept. 2023

2 min read

Koenig & Bauer Steps into Digital Authentication

Koenig & Bauer Banknotes Solutions (KBBS) is forging ahead with its agenda to create physical-digital technology bridges with the announcement of two new partnerships linked to digital authentication.

Document Protection

Astrid Mitchell

30 May 2023

4 min read

Latest News on Security Threads for Banknotes

A variety of new security features for banknotes have been launched this year, some of which may well find their way into or be adapted for use in other documents requiring protection against counterfeiting.

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Astrid Mitchell

4 Jan. 2023

2 min read

3D Printing for Security Labels

A research team at Hong Kong University is working on the development of an extremely precise 3D printing process that can be used to produce polarisation-encoded anti-counterfeiting labels.

Document Protection

Francis Tuffy

9 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Securikett’s It’s PAPER Wins FINAT Sustainability Award

The FINAT Sustainability Award has been held annually since 2014 to honour member initiatives that address environmental and social aspects of sustainability.

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Nicola Sudan

8 Nov. 2022

3 min read

Toppan and NICT Create Smart Card System with Post-Quantum Cryptography

Communications and security provider Toppan and Japan’s NICT have now announced the launch of PQC CARD®, which they claim is the world’s first smart card equipped with post-quantum cryptography.

Document Protection

Astrid Mitchell

5 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Enschedé Collaborates on NFT Venture

Dutch security print company Royal Joh Enschedé is teaming up with PROxID and Concordium blockchain to connect the world between security print products, NFTs and the metaverse.

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Nicola Sudan

5 July 2022

4 min read

New Banknote Features Come to the Fore After Two Year Hiatus – Part 1

The return of in-person conferences this year, after a hiatus of two or more years, has seen a slew of new features launched for banknote authentication.

Document Protection

Astrid Mitchell

24 Dec. 2021

8 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 20 months 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.

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Latest News

Decoding Ballot Security: Trump Pushes for Watermarked Paper

Why Postage Stamps are Still Relevant... and Still a Target for Fraud

Mohave County Approves Ballot Security Marks for 2026 Midterms

TotalEnergies Implements ValiGate on Lubricants

The Evolution of Asian State Security Printers – From Currency Makers to Digital Authentication Providers

A Quantum Leap for Meta Materials

Koenig & Bauer Steps into Digital Authentication

Latest News on Security Threads for Banknotes

3D Printing for Security Labels

Securikett’s It’s PAPER Wins FINAT Sustainability Award

Toppan and NICT Create Smart Card System with Post-Quantum Cryptography

Enschedé Collaborates on NFT Venture

New Banknote Features Come to the Fore After Two Year Hiatus – Part 1

Jura Workshops Look to the Future of Security Printing

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