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The beginnings of Keesing Technologies

Keesing was founded in 1911 as a financial archive and grew into a publishing company with multiple magazines and booklets. More than a century...

Bulgarian Counterfeit Cash Operation Busted!

Authorities in Bulgaria reported on October 22 that “they have seized a large quantity of counterfeit banknotes after dismantling an operation for their...Law enforcement...

Counterfeit Euro Banknotes in the COVID Era

The COVID pandemic may have curtailed or shut down business operations around the globe, but criminals managed to do their dirty work despite the...

Rare Misprinted U.S. Banknotes Delight Collectors

Today’s banknotes are sophisticated in their visual design and security features, making quality control inspections during the production process imperative. Even so, mistakes can...

Detecting Counterfeit Money in the Blink of an Eye – Part 1

Introduction Most cash transactions occur quickly with people spending no more than a second or two looking at banknotes. How, then, do public users benefit...

Dominican Republic Issues Updated DOP 1,000 Banknote

The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic (BCRD) entered an updated DOP 1,000 banknote (series 2020) into circulation on September 13, 2021. This banknote contains the...

Coronavirus and Cash: A Short-Lived Connection

The trend toward digital, touchless payment, versus the use of banknotes, increased tremendously during COVID-19 pandemic. This is understandable, considering that previous research tells...

False Alarm: Fake 500-Rupee Banknotes

A recent social media post caused great confusion by warning that Indian 500-rupee banknotes with the vertical green security stripe near the picture of...

Fingerprint Technique Detects Counterfeit Banknotes

Researchers at the University of Warwick, and their collaborator at Durham University, have developed a technique that identifies every banknote’s fingerprint, which is unique...

Rate of fake Euro Banknotes at all time low

The rate of fake Euro banknotes was at an all-time low in 2020, according to the European Central Bank (ECB). Around 460,000 fake notes were...

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The beginnings of Keesing Technologies

Keesing was founded in 1911 as a financial archive and grew into a publishing company with multiple magazines and booklets. More than a century...