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Nicola Sudan

31 May 2026

3 min read

Seaborough’s LUMICRYPT Engineers Unique Luminescent Fingerprints

Security printing has always borrowed optical phenomena from physics and chemistry, and few of these phenomena are as useful as luminescence. A luminescent ‘phosphor’ is an inorganic material that can soak up light of one colour, often ultraviolet (UV), and then re-emit it at another, usually visible, colour. In a banknote or secure document, that behaviour becomes a controlled ‘signal’. Under normal lighting, the ink may look unremarkable, but under a defined UV lamp it produces a distinctive glow that is easy to spot and, importantly, can be measured.

Technology & Systems

20 April 2026

4 min read

From Authentication to Intelligence – Securikett Expands its Platform and Materials Innovation

Austrian security label producer Securikett has introduced Codikett 2.0, a cloud-native platform that reflects a broader shift underway in product authentication and traceability – from isolated verification tools to fully integrated, data-driven supply chain systems. Alongside this digital development, the company has also unveiled its ‘structured silicone coating’ technology, signalling a parallel evolution on the physical side of security labelling.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

20 April 2026

4 min read

AI Scales Luxury Authentication – But Where Are the Security Features?

Artificial intelligence is no stranger to luxury authentication. For several years, resale platforms and brand protection providers have been using image recognition, database matching, and machine learning to support the identification of counterfeit goods. What is changing now is not the presence of AI, but its role.

Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

4 March 2026

4 min read

News In Brief

RxERP, a cloud-hosted, pharmaceutical-first ERP platform, and p-Chip Corp, a provider of light-activated microtransponder tags and software for secure digital identity, have entered into a licensing agreement to integrate p-Chip’s embedded identity technology into the RxERP platform.

Authentication Covert & Forensic Security News

Nicola Sudan

4 March 2026

2 min read

AM-PG Unveils ‘Smallest Vero Code Ever’ and ‘Cognitive Tax Shield’

AM-PG Group, the longstanding provider of high-security tax stamps on more than 30 different products in Armenia, has launched a microscopic version of its proprietary, serialised Vero Code technology. This 3D barcode measures just 0.5mm-1mm and embeds directly into the holograms of AM-PG’s Vero Seal solution.

Technology & Systems

Chander S Jeena

2 Feb. 2026

2 min read

Australia’s Postal Service Uses AI Tool to Tackle Fake Stamps

Australia Post has launched a new AI counterfeit detection tool to address the problem of fraudulent postage products sold online.

Countries Technology & Systems

Chander S Jeena

22 Dec. 2025

3 min read

NVIDIA and the New Reality of AI Chip Trade

In December, American tech company NVIDIA – famous for pioneering the graphics processing units (GPUs) behind PC gaming and the AI revolution – introduced location verification technology for its most advanced AI chips. The move aims to reduce the illicit flow of high-performance GPUs into restricted markets, especially China. Indeed, the fast-growing black market in AI chips has transformed these little pieces of silicon into high-value contraband.

Illicit Trade Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

22 Dec. 2025

2 min read

Heidelberg Brings Polar Finishing Automation In-House

Earlier this year, industrial printing press manufacturer Heidelberger Druckmaschinen acquired the brand rights, technology and intellectual property of Polar, a German producer of cutting and finishing systems for packaging and labels, including tax stamps.

Tax Stamps Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

30 Oct. 2025

2 min read

IFA Celtics is First Mexican Pharma Company to Adopt NFC

IFA Celtics, a leading Mexican pharmaceutical manufacturer, has partnered with ForgeStop, a connected-product technology company, to launch NFC-enabled smart packaging. The packaging will allow patients, pharmacists, and regulators to instantly authenticate IFA Celtics medicines by smartphone, with no special app required.

Brand Protection Technology & Systems

Nicola Sudan

30 Oct. 2025

2 min read

One Device to Authenticate Multiple Brands

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has formalised a partnership with the Alliance for Gray Market and Counterfeit Abatement (AGMA) – a nonprofit coalition of technology companies, distributors, and service providers. Under the partnership, AGMA will provide CBP officers nationwide with the ‘One Device’ platform for authenticating multiple brands or product lines.

Strategies Technology & Systems

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Nicola Sudan

30 Oct. 2025

1 min read

SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia

SICPA has officially introduced its Digital Market Intelligence (DMI) module in Malaysia following the module’s global launch.

Enforcement & Surveillance Technology & Systems

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

3 min read

Through the Optical Lens: Securing Medicines Against Counterfeits

The pharmaceutical industry continues to evolve, adopting new technologies and optimising resources to meet authentication and anticounterfeiting challenges.

Free Technology & Systems Free

Chander S Jeena

22 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.

Technology & Systems

Chander S Jeena

31 Aug. 2025

3 min read

Embedding Watermarks into Light to Spot Fake Videos

Researchers at Cornell University, New York, have created an innovative method for detecting altered or fabricated videos, which consists of embedding invisible watermarks in the light sources used in the production of genuine videos. They call this new type of watermarking ‘noise-coded illumination’ (NCI).

Technology & Systems

Barna Barabas

21 July 2025

4 min read

Designing Tax Stamps for Analogue or Digital Printing

When designing security features for tax stamps, attention is increasingly being paid to features created by digital printing, since this technology is developing very fast. However, many highly effective tax stamps, in use today, carry features printed with traditional, analogue methods, such as offset and intaglio. So, which is better? Or should both methods be used together for an optimal security solution?

Authentication Technology & Systems

Chander S Jeena

13 July 2025

3 min read

EUIPO Advances 2025 Strategic Vision for IP Protection

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is actively advancing its Strategic Plan 2030, which aims to build a strong, inclusive, and sustainable intellectual property (IP) system across Europe. A recent milestone in this effort was a high-level conference held on 1-2 July 2025, co-hosted with the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) at EUIPO’s headquarters in Alicante, Spain.

Technology & Systems

Chander S Jeena

13 July 2025

3 min read

Photonic Crystals in Anticounterfeiting

Photonic crystals (PCs) are optical nanostructures that affect the propagation of light by the periodic variation in their refractive index. As counterfeiting techniques become ever more sophisticated, PCs offer physically unclonable functions (PUFs) due to their defect-sensitive optical behaviour and structural colours that cannot be reproduced accurately by traditional printing or scanning techniques.

Technology & Systems

Latest News

Seaborough’s LUMICRYPT Engineers Unique Luminescent Fingerprints

From Authentication to Intelligence – Securikett Expands its Platform and Materials Innovation

AI Scales Luxury Authentication – But Where Are the Security Features?

News In Brief

AM-PG Unveils ‘Smallest Vero Code Ever’ and ‘Cognitive Tax Shield’

Australia’s Postal Service Uses AI Tool to Tackle Fake Stamps

NVIDIA and the New Reality of AI Chip Trade

Heidelberg Brings Polar Finishing Automation In-House

IFA Celtics is First Mexican Pharma Company to Adopt NFC

One Device to Authenticate Multiple Brands

SICPA Launches Digital Market Intelligence Module in Malaysia

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

Through the Optical Lens: Securing Medicines Against Counterfeits

MarqVision Secures $48 Million for AI-Powered Brand Control

Embedding Watermarks into Light to Spot Fake Videos

Designing Tax Stamps for Analogue or Digital Printing

EUIPO Advances 2025 Strategic Vision for IP Protection

Photonic Crystals in Anticounterfeiting

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