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The ATM is 50 years old, and still going strong

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Fifty years ago today, the world’s first cash machine was installed at a Barclays Bank branch in Enfield, London. The machine was invented by John Shepherd-Barron and his team at De La Rue Instruments Ltd. The new machine, or Automated Teller Machine (ATM), allowed customers to withdraw ten £1 banknotes using a special voucher that…

Australia Guardian™ Next Generation $10 banknote from the Reserve Bank of Australia

CCL Secure wins award for polymer banknote substrate Guardian™

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CCL Secure has won the CFI.co 2017 ‘Most Innovative Banknote Technology Global’ award for its Guardian™ polymer banknote substrate. CFI.co will run a feature on the award and CCL Secure, formerly Innovia Security until their acquisition by CCL Industries last month, in an upcoming edition of its journal. The CFI.co Judges’ Report recognises that Guardian™ has 4%…

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Bahamas chooses Durasafe® for high value banknotes

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The Central Bank of the Bahamas has chosen to use Landqart’s Durasafe® banknote substrate for the two highest value notes of its new “Crisp Evolution” banknote series. Landqart is expected to begin sending shipments in 2018 for the $50 and $100 banknote denominations. Durasafe® is a composite paper-polymer-paper substrate developed by Landqart in cooperation with the Swiss…

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Georgia to upgrade 5 lari banknote in September

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The National Bank of Georgia has confirmed that it will release an upgraded 5 lari banknote into circulation on 1 September 2017. It will be the fourth of the Georgian banknote family to be upgraded, following the 20, 50 and 100 lari banknotes circulated in February and November last year. The new 5 lari banknote continues…

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Canada issues commemorative $10 banknote

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This summer, Canada will celebrate its 150th anniversary of Confederation. To mark the event, the Bank of Canada has issued a new commemorative $10 banknote. The note includes four portraits of notable Canadian parliamentarians chosen for their significant roles in shaping the country, namely Sir John A. Macdonald, Sir George-Étienne Cartier, Agnes Macphail and James…