Exhibition updates, industry news, and product announcements.
Cash centers speed up automated strapping and banding
Banks and cash centers are expanding automation as new notes enter circulation.
Central banks strengthen banknote security and durability
New notes add windows, foils, and tougher substrates, so cash handling must adapt.
Polymer notes spread, and cash equipment must catch up
Polymer notes last longer and stay cleaner, but thickness and spring-back require new strap settings.
Cash circulation rebounds in Asia, banks speed up teller bundling
Despite digital payments, cash use stays high in much of Asia, so tellers need faster 100-note banding.
Euro series planning pushes cash-handling standardization
The next euro banknote generation is raising the bar for consistent cash operations and equipment.
Coins and notes move in parallel, banks redesign packaging flow
Coin returns rise with new-note changeovers, so banks are separating note bundling from coin packing.
Japan issues new banknotes, banks refresh authentication and bundling
After Japan’s new notes entered circulation, banks and cash centers recalibrated counting, sorting, and strapping.
Central banks call for cash access, retailers keep physical-money backup
Even with mobile payments, many central banks want cash accepted, so retailers are strengthening back-office note handling.
Emerging-market note changeovers lift cash-handling capacity demand
Staged new-note launches in emerging markets are pushing cash centers to add strapping and packaging capacity.
Transparent straps and note-safe packing become cash-center priorities
Newer notes cost more and stay in circulation longer, so cash centers now buy packaging that does not damage currency.
Decision to withdraw from exhibiting and participating at EuroShop 2020 in Dusseldorf, Germany.
CANNY has been closely monitoring the evolving situation following the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Carney says new £20 note is most secure yet
The Bank of England unveiled the design for its new £20 banknote, calling it the most secure note yet.