One potent weapon in the fight against Covid-19 comes from somewhere you might not expect: the banknote printing industry. Bioguard is a treatment invented 15 years ago for combatting viruses, bacteria and microscopic fungi on banknotes. Tests conducted last year by the solution’s creator, security printer Oberthur Fiduciaire, clinically demonstrated its efficacy against coronavirus. But…
Due to the national interests involved and the economic value of partnerships between central banks and fiduciary printers, central banks are increasingly exigent in their requirements. Oberthur Fiduciaire’s CEO Thomas Savare affirms that central banks are turning more and more towards international certificates in an effort to prevent repeats of past scandals. Past mistakes Central…
There are several ways of being French. The “Made in France” is not about mass depersonalized production. Rather, it is about subtle elegance, distinctive design and quality, for which French brands are known all over the world. One can retain the French standards even when it comes to such little-known and somehow secretive industry as…
When in Rome, do as the Romans: simple enough a motto when travelling, but what about business relationships which cross borders? How can cooperation between supplier and client run smoothly when one works with one set of standards, and the other with a different set? Reporting is essential and should be carried out with surgical…
In a few years, Oberthur Fiduciaire will look back on two centuries of high-tech printing and graphics expertise-building. Few companies live that long – either dying or being bought out by competition. Swingin by various markets, and adopting various stances, it always kept the same bearing of ever-better, safer, finer printing. A course to follow ?…
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