Kuwait wins IACA banknote award

Banknotes, News

During the annual Currency Conference, held this year in Vancouver, Canada, the International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) announced that the sixth issue of Kuwaiti Dinar banknotes had been awarded the 2015 International Award for Best Banknote Issue. The highly noted IACA award was determined by Central Banks from around the world and other international…

DNB Banknote checker - phone app

Phone app identifies counterfeit euros

Banknotes, News, Technology

The Dutch National Bank (DNB) has released an app which can be used to identify if a euro banknote is genuine or counterfeit. The app, which can be used on the iPhone 5 or higher, uses the device’s camera to scan the banknote and, the DNB claims, in many cases can identify straightaway whether the…