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Filtered by Optical Security — 22 articles

Chander S Jeena

24 June 2026

3 min read

KINEGRAM® Around the World

For many years, KURZ has led in demonstrating how advanced optical security technologies integrate into banknotes. Through a series of creative sample banknotes and showcases, the company has illustrated the potential of security threads, registered stripes, stripe-over-window features, applied patch labels, and security patches.

Optical Security Technical Features

Chander S Jeena

21 May 2026

3 min read

De La Rue Ignites the Innovation Race with OPTILIGHT™

De La Rue has introduced OPTILIGHT™, a next-generation optical security platform for banknotes, following significant investment in innovation and technology. OPTILIGHT combines nano-science, custom built imaging equipment, proprietary algorithms, and utilises their decades of accumulated experience in the field to deliver intuitive optical effects for public authentication.

Currency Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

21 May 2026

2 min read

TwinColors® Patches: Two Layers of Micromirrors fore More Sophisticated Security

Giesecke+Devrient has introduced TwinColors® Patch as latest innovation in banknote security, elevating micromirror-based optical features to what it terms a new level of sophistication.

Currency Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

21 May 2026

2 min read

Discover the New Vibes from IN Groupe

IN Groupe has announced Vibes Shift™, developed by its subsidiary SURYS, which it acquired in 2019 and specialises in optical and digital security solutions. Vibes Shift is an extension of Vibes, which launched in 2023. It offers a striking security feature that meets central bank requirements in combining moving effects, brilliancy, colours adapted to the banknote design and all the other attributes required for a security thread.

Currency Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

21 May 2026

2 min read

Oberthur Expands the Anima™ Family

Oberthur unveiled two major additions to its Anima™ micro-optics platform – Anima™ Sign and Anima™ Colour at the recent Global Currency Forum. Both innovations highlighted advances in machine readability and colour versatility, two increasingly important elements in next-generation banknote security, in addition to the integration of all the effects already available in Anima™.

Currency Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

21 May 2026

2 min read

nanoDOVID®: Shaping Light into Security

Counterfeiters are no longer limited to simple print-and-overlay methods to create counterfeit security features. While document issuers have strengthened physical security using polycarbonate data pages and laser engraving, optical security features must also evolve. They can no longer rely solely on visual appeal; they must be inherently difficult to analyse, replicate, or reverse-engineer.

Companies Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

20 Nov. 2025

4 min read

Across Asia, Central Banks Accelerate Launch of Banknotes with Optical Features

Around the world, 166 issuing authorities circulate 1,007 banknote denominations in regular use, excluding commemoratives. According to data from the Reconnaissance DataVault, Asia leads the global charts with 314 active denominations, reflecting the region’s scale, diversity, and rapid monetary development.

Banknotes Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

18 Aug. 2025

3 min read

Crane Expands Micro-Optics Portfolio with Cost-Efficient cBREEZE™

Crane Currency has added yet another iteration of its micro- optics technology to its portfolio of security features – cBREEZE™. Engineered for high volume, lower value notes, it is designed with durability and cost-efficiency in mind, bringing the same visual dynamism and security as its sibling technology RAPID® HD, but in a simplified, more accessible and lower cost form.

Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

13 July 2025

2 min read

Oberthur Expands Optical Security with Kryptonome

The presentation at the recent HSP Latin America in Rio de Janeiro by Ian Brigham of Spectra Systems covered the new house note that has been produced by Casa da Moeda do Brasil on its Fusion™ polymer substrate. The ‘Boa Sorte’ note incorporates a level 3 taggant unique to Fusion as well as, for the first time, a new level 1 optical security feature from Oberthur – Kryptonome™.

Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

19 June 2025

2 min read

Optical Upgrade: Uttarakhand Introduces New Tax Stamps

The Uttarakhand State Excise Department, located in northern India, has enhanced its tax stamps by incorporating optical security features.

Optical Security Tax Stamps

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Chander S Jeena

18 May 2025

2 min read

New Study Explores 3D Printing with Soundwaves

As the authentication and print finishing industries evolve, innovation requires recognition to succeed. Awards celebrate achievements and highlight the collaborations, materials, and technologies that shape the future of visual and physical security. Time to remind you of a few upcoming ones.

Awards Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

18 May 2025

2 min read

ODDS 2025 – Programme Highlights

Set against the backdrop of Warsaw’s rich heritage, the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) 2025 conference will take place from 15-17 September, bringing together global experts to explore the latest advancements in physical and digital document protection.

Events Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

21 April 2025

1 min read

Holographix Launches Microlens Array Design Services

US-based Holographix® LLC (a Headwall Group Company), provider of nano and micro-optics solutions, has announced the launch of specialised design services for microlens array (MLA) devices.

Holography Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

21 April 2025

2 min read

TOPPAN Digital Launches Colour Version of Illumigram™

TOPPAN Digital Inc, a subsidiary of TOPPAN Holdings Inc, has developed a new colour version of its innovative Illumigram™ hologram. Originally available only in white, the enhanced version now presents multi-colour 3D text and images that respond to strong light sources, such as a smartphone torch.

Companies Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

21 April 2025

3 min read

Optical Security: The Ongoing Shield for National IDs

The evolution of identity documents is accelerating. As countries modernise their national ID systems, a noticeable shift is emerging – not just in digital functionality but also in the physical layout of the cards themselves.

Optical Security

Chander S Jeena

27 March 2025

3 min read

Optical Security Features Continue on Banknotes

In the January and February 2025 issues of Holography & Optical Technology News™, we covered banknotes featuring optical innovations from Argentina, Mauritius, Romania, Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Kenya, China, the Falklands, and Belize.

Currency Optical Security Technical Features

Chander S Jeena

27 March 2025

1 min read

A Bold Celebration of Milan’s Creativity and Innovation

In a collaborative development, Banknote Corporation of India (BCA) joined 4Plate, Covestro, Luminescence, and IQ Structures to introduce the Milano card (collectible), a bold celebration of creativity and innovation.

Companies ID & Secure Documents Optical Security

Francis Tuffy

27 March 2025

2 min read

Securing ID Documents Through Holography and Materials Innovations

At the recent High Security Printing™ (HSP) EMEA conference in Basel (3-5 February), Georgios Tziovaras, Global Business Development Manager at Covestro Specialty Films, highlighted the crucial role of holography and advanced optical technologies in modern identity documents.

Free ID & Secure Documents Optical Security Free

Chander S Jeena

27 March 2025

3 min read

IOTA Announces Inaugural Leadership

The International Optical Technologies Association (IOTA), previously known as the International Hologram Manufacturers Association (IHMA), has announced its inaugural leadership team for the new global trade body focused on optical security technologies.

Appointments IOTA (IHMA) Optical Security

Francis Tuffy

24 March 2023

2 min read

DOVID Recognised in Best New Banknote Award

The prestigious Regional Banknote and ID Document of the Year Awards form part of the industry’s High Security Printing™ EMEA conference. This year’s event was held on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, with the awards presented at a special ceremony in the stunning grounds of the W Hotel, during the conference dinner on 8 March 2023.

Currency Optical Security

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KINEGRAM® Around the World

De La Rue Ignites the Innovation Race with OPTILIGHT™

TwinColors® Patches: Two Layers of Micromirrors fore More Sophisticated Security

Discover the New Vibes from IN Groupe

Oberthur Expands the Anima™ Family

nanoDOVID®: Shaping Light into Security

Across Asia, Central Banks Accelerate Launch of Banknotes with Optical Features

Crane Expands Micro-Optics Portfolio with Cost-Efficient cBREEZE™

Oberthur Expands Optical Security with Kryptonome

Optical Upgrade: Uttarakhand Introduces New Tax Stamps

New Study Explores 3D Printing with Soundwaves

ODDS 2025 – Programme Highlights

Holographix Launches Microlens Array Design Services

TOPPAN Digital Launches Colour Version of Illumigram™

Optical Security: The Ongoing Shield for National IDs

Optical Security Features Continue on Banknotes

A Bold Celebration of Milan’s Creativity and Innovation

Securing ID Documents Through Holography and Materials Innovations

IOTA Announces Inaugural Leadership

DOVID Recognised in Best New Banknote Award

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