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21st
December
2023

Crane Currency awarded for Pioneering Malta Solar Farm: Elevating Sustainability Through Innovation

In a groundbreaking stride towards sustainable energy solutions, Crane Currency's pioneering solar farm in Malta has not only redefined the landscape of renewable energy but has also secured...

24th
November
2023

Intense Liquid-Kinetic Movement at the Micron Level

RAPIDĀ® Vision ā€“ the latest innovative micro-optic security thread for banknotes ā€“ has brought high-contrast color movement to a new level. But the technology is not new. The innovation ...

6th
November
2023

The role of cash automation in the modern economy

Two major innovations are currently transforming the cash economy. These are cash digitization and payment automation. The former seeks to create an ā€˜on rampā€™ to the digital economy, esp...

4th
September
2023

ā€œNo Need for Anti-Pathogen Treatment of Banknotesā€

There are many lessons to learn from the pandemic, not the least the importance of effective policies to protect the health and well-being of families. Getting the needed public confidence r...

26th
June
2023

Protecting Data in the Banknote Security World

For most businesses, protecting the organization and its data is a daily and ongoing battle. The biggest cyber threat in 2023 is still ransomware and organized criminals are increasingly act...

11th
May
2023

The Role of Cash is Changing

Is the role of your banknotes changing? For all the talk about a decline in cash demand, data shows a steady rise in the value and the number of banknotes in circulation. During the last dec...

14th
March
2023

The Intelligent Evolution House Note by Crane Currency

To showcase the new feature and customization process of RAPIDĀ® Vision, Crane Currency has produced the ā€œIntelligent Evolutionā€ house note. With a giant Pacific octopus as its portrait,...

28th
February
2023

Ukraine Presents Commemorative Banknote

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has presented a new commemorative banknote dedicated to the struggle of Ukraine against the Russian invasion. The new commemorative 20 hryvnia banknote was...

22nd
December
2022

Perception Study Results of New Banknote Feature to be Presented at Public First

The industryā€™s acknowledged banknote perception expert, Professor Jane Raymond, is studying a yet-to-be launched banknote security feature. The results will be presented for the first time...

14th
December
2022

Crane Currency Recycles Banknote Paper into Tissue Paper

As a leading manufacturing of banknote paper, recycling is high on Crane Currencyā€™s agenda. Sending waste to incineration to produce heat for central heating and generate electricity is on...

14th
November
2022

Major Environmental Gains when Crane in Tumba Invests in New Water Filter for Banknote Paper Production

Together with representatives from Botkyrka Municipality, Crane has inaugurated a huge filtration system that will reduce water consumption by as much as 500,000 cubic meters per year (130 m...

18th
October
2022

Internet Delivers Movie Money Directly to You ā€“ and the Criminals

If you have been enjoying a new blockbuster movie at the theatre or binge watching the latest series on your sofa, then youā€™ve most likely seen impressive piles of cash. This is actually f...

10th
October
2022

How Designing for Movement With RAPIDĀ® HD Aims to Revolutionize How the World Checks its Money

The more the world and technology advance and impact how we pay for things, the more important it is to create banknotes that make use of next-generation technology to keep them functional a...

20th
June
2022

The Fusion Between Art and Engineering

The chance to develop and explore technology attracted Kara Zona, who has been at Crane Currency for five years. She is the Design Team Lead for a small, but growing team of experts creating...

18th
May
2022

BEMs Speak for the Public

The ability to recognize very quickly the denominations of banknotes, in just a glance, belies the complexity of the act. Common banknote validators or ā€œbill acceptorsā€ perform the same ...

11th
May
2022

Meet the 3D Animation Experts Creating Next-Generation Banknotes

It all boils down to software. Whether you have digital meetings with colleagues around the world, put your feet up to enjoy a great movie or drive away in your new electric car, endless lin...

22nd
March
2022

An illustrious license to print

With over 250 years of history, Crane Currency is a leading name in the production of currency for central banks worldwide. The companyā€™s high-tech portfolio of security products, paper te...

17th
January
2022

Four Not for Profit Organizations Supported by Crane Fund

Four not for profit organizations (NGOs) have received a donation of USD 3,750 each from Crane Fund in support and recognition of their activities in their various fields in Sweden. The Cran...

3rd
January
2022

Cash: Important for a Fairer Economy

Weighing in on the importance of cash for fairer economies tomorrow, various experts from Crane Currency have expressed their views on www.centralbanking.com, a leading information resource,...

10th
December
2021

Crane Currency at the Forefront of Making the Currency Industry More Sustainable

A recent report ā€œCash: A Roadmap to Sustainabilityā€ published by Reconnaissance International Ltd., highlighted projects Crane Currency is deploying to render its processes more sustaina...

1st
December
2021

Whatā€™s Bling Got to Do with It?

Earlier this year, Mari-Anne SnƤll, Marketing Manager at Crane Currency, was invited to present at the 60th anniversary forum of the International Bank Note Society (IBNS). As an active mem...

6th
October
2021

The Need for Intuitive Authentication

As banknote creators, we understand how the public uses banknotes, the evolution of security threats and an objective method of feature evaluation to produce highly secure, functional and at...

24th
September
2021

Inspirational House Notes ā€“ Genuine Works of Art to Demonstrate Creativity and Complexity

Banknote printers and substrate suppliers around the world take great pride in creating concept notes to showcase their technical capabilities and latest features. They are often called hous...

22nd
September
2021

Sustainability: A Hallmark of Cash

CENTRAL BANKING, SEPTEMBER 2021 - Tod Niedeck, corporate marketing director at Crane Currency makes the case for the sustainability benefits that are inherent in the production of paper bank...

4th
June
2021

Crane Currency invests ā‚¬2.6 million in a Water Treatment Plant

Crane Currency has invested ā‚¬2.6 million to improve further the sustainability of its state of the art Malta banknote printing plant.Ā  The investment is the installation of a water treatm...

6th
April
2021

Crane Currency Malta supports NGO YMCA Malta

Earlier this year, Crane Currency Malta made a donation of USD5,000 to NGO YMCA Malta. The donation comes from the Crane Fund for Widows and Children ā€“ a global initiative to charitable or...

28th
April
2021

On the occasion of World Day for Health and Safety at Work

On the occasion of World Day for Health and Safety at Work, celebrated internationally on the 28th of April this year, Crane Currency asked Christopher Camilleri, Currencyā€™s International ...

Chris Camilleri

29th
March
2021

Crane Currency Wins Central Bankingā€™s Currency Services Provider Award

Crane Currency has been awarded this yearā€™s Currency Services Provider award from Central Banking for its work in handling changing banknote demand patterns in the wake of Covid-19. Accord...

8th
March
2021

Fifteen NGOs receive a total of USD75,000 from Crane Currency Dalton

As part of its corporate culture, Crane Currency has for a long time kept up a tradition of making a number of donations to charitable organizations who serve in the communities where Crane ...

15th
February
2021

Five NGOs receive a total of USD25,000 from Crane Currency Nashua

Crane Currency in Nashua, New Hampshire, closed off the year 2020 with a donation of USD25,000 from its Crane Fund, shared between five Nashua-based NGOs and charitable organizations. The...

19th
January
2021

Crane Currency Malta Crowned Maltaā€™s Best Manufacturing Company of 2020

Crane Currency Malta has won itself the Maltaā€™s Best Manufacturing Company of the Year award as part of the fourth edition of the 2020 Malta Best-in-Business Awards program. The Malta Best...

22nd
December
2020

Crane Currency Malta makes donations to two local NGOs

Earlier this year, Crane Currency Malta made a donation of USD5,000 to each of two NGOs in Malta: Fondazzjoni Sebħ and Dr Klown. The donation comes from the Crane Fund for Widows and Chi...

30th
November
2020

RAPIDĀ® HD Brings New High-Contrast Colors and Sharp Movement

Crane Currency presents RAPIDĀ® HD, an advanced form of RAPIDĀ® micro-optic security thread that provides for even higher public engagement and ease of use. RAPID HD affords new customizable...

27th
November
2020

Crane Authenticationā„¢ ā€“ Increased Brand Protection with Micro-Optic Security

Crane Currency today expands its line of business with Crane Authenticationā„¢, an advanced brand protection for commercial applications that builds on the unique micro-optic security featur...

24th
November
2020

Crane Currency Makes Donation to a Womenā€™s Shelter in Sweden

Crane Currency in Tumba has made a donation of USD 5.000 to the womenā€™s shelter organization Botkyrka Kvinno- och Tjejjour in Stockholm, Sweden. The donation comes from Crane Fund for Wido...

10th
November
2020

3rd
November
2020

Turning Threats into Opportunities

Currency News has met with Sam Keayes, President at Crane Currency, to find out more about the companyā€™s strengths and what it ā€“ and the broader industry ā€“ are doing to face the challe...

3rd
August
2020

New President of Crane Currency Appointed

Sam Keayes has been appointed as President of Crane Currency, a Crane Co. company. He will lead Crane Currencyā€™s three businesses: US Government Products, International and Technology. Sa...

1st
July
2020

Crane Currency presents BREEZEā„¢ ā€“ a new banknote security feature to replace colorshift threads

Crane Currency presents BREEZE ā€“ a new micro-optic security product for protecting low denomination, high-demand banknotes. BREEZE provides central banks with an alternative to older secur...

13th
March
2020

A COVID-19 Update to Our Central Bank Partners & Suppliers

Crane Currency would like to update you on our contingency planning for the ongoing outbreak of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), keeping you abreast of the measures that we have put in place to manag...

7th
November
2019

Crane Currency Receives Global Trade Award from the Associated Industries of Massachusetts

The Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) has announced the winners of the 24th annual AIM Global Trade Awards. They recognize Massachusetts companies and public agencies of all sizes...

18th
October
2019

Crane Currency Malta Supports Local Organizations

Malta associates participated in a number of social activities during August and September to support a variety of local organizations: Fondazzjoni Sebħ was presented with a donation on be...

18th
October
2019

Crane Currency Malta Makes Donations to Four Local Charities

Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Inspire Foundation, Puttinu Cares and Hospice Malta have all received donations from the Crane Fund for Widows and Children on behalf of the Crane Currency Malta assoc...

23rd
September
2019

Crane Currency Tumba Donates Communication Equipment to SjƶrƤddningssƤllskapet in Sweden

Crane Currency in Tumba has donated a full set of communication equipment to the voluntary sea rescuing organization in Sweden, SjƶrƤddningssƤllskapet. The rescuers depend on robust commu...

31st
May
2019

Crane Currency Malta Achieves Guardianā„¢ Printer Accreditation

PolyTeQ Services has, on behalf of CCL Secure Pty Ltd, certified Crane Currency Malta as an Accredited Printer. The print facility has undertaken a plant review and gap analysis, which concl...

24th
May
2019

Tumba Achieves Intergraf Certification for Security Management System

Crane Currency has received CWA 15374 certification for the Security Management System for the production of secure banknote paper in Tumba. CWA 15374 specifies requirements for suppliers of...

14th
May
2019

Crane Currency Malta Earns ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 Certifications

By passing a rigorous audit, Crane Currency Malta was recently certified in ISO 14001:2015 ā€“ Environmental Management Systems and ISO 45001:2018 ā€“ Occupational Health and Safety Manageme...

2nd
April
2019

Crane Currency Gold Sponsor of High Security Printing EMEA in Malta

The High Security Printing conference for Europe, Middle-East and Africa (HSP EMEA) was held in Malta, March 25 ā€“ 27. HSP EMEA is an annual event that focuses on government-specified and i...

21st
March
2019

US Bureau of Engraving & Printing Visits Crane Currency Malta

Crane Currency recently hosted two visitors from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP) at our Malta facility. After many years of efforts, the BEP was finally successful in getting appr...

21st
March
2019

Company Statement on Inaccurate Assertions in Liberia

The company makes the following response to the inaccurate assertions contained within an article in the Liberian Daily Observer on 6 March 2019 under the heading ā€œGovernment files crimina...

23rd
January
2019

Crane Currency Malta Earns ISO 9001:2015 Certification

Crane Currency Malta has earned the ISO 9001:2015 certification for its Quality Management System, covering banknote printing and finishing processes. The certification was achieved followin...

7th
January
2019

Crane Currency Malta Achieves the Highest Intergraf ISO Certification

Crane Currency Malta has recently achieved the highest level of ISO certification, the Intergraf ISO 14298:2013 (Management of Security Printing Processes), by passing a rigorous audit. ISO ...

21st
December
2018

Crane Currency Malta Makes Donations to Three Local Charities

Crane Currency Malta recently donated a total of $15,000 to three local charitable institutions: Id-Dar tal-Providenza, Puttinu Cares and Hospice Malta. This was made possible through the Cr...

9th
November
2018

Crane Currency Prints its One Billionth Banknote at its Malta Facility

Crane Currency has printed its one billionth banknaote at its Malta facility - only 10 months after the start of production in December 2017. ā€œThis has been no mean feat! Printing bankn...

26th
October
2018

Crane Currency Malta Wins Engineering Excellence Award

Crane Currency Malta is the winner of the 2018 Malta Engineering Excellence Award in the Industry Excellence Award category. The award is sponsored by the Chamber of Engineers, an organizati...

3rd
July
2018

A Bright Future for Crane Currency

Currency News caught up with Annemarie Watson, President at Crane Currency, to find out more about life after the Crane Co acquisition and what to see next. Crane Currency has had an impress...

23rd
June
2018

National Bank of Ukraine and Crane Currency Sign Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Currency Production

On 22 June 2018 NBU Governor Yakiv Smolii and Crane Currency President Annemarie Watson signed the Agreement of Cooperation in the field of currency production. The Agreement signed is a ...

25th
May
2018

IACA Award for Best New Currency Innovation

The International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA), a non-profit association of central banks, finance ministries, mints and suppliers, awarded Crane Currency with the Best New Currenc...

11th
May
2018

Proposal to close the Tumba Print Works

Crane Currency has recently submitted a proposal to close the printing works in Tumba, Sweden. The paper mill operations, design team and the international currency support functions will re...

7th
February
2018

Crane Currency officially opens its banknote printing facility in Malta

Hal-Far, Malta - Crane Currency, a Crane Co. company and a fully integrated supplier of secure, durable and well-designed banknotes for central banks all over the world, officially opened i...

19th
January
2018

Annemarie Watson, new President of Crane Currency

Effective with the acquisition by Crane Co., Annemarie Watson has been named President of Crane Currency. In her new role, Annemarie will report to Louis Pinkham, Senior Vice President, Cran...

5th
December
2017

Currency News ā€“ A new powerhouse for cash as Crane CO. buys Crane Currency

Crane Co, a diversified manufacturer of highly engineered industrial products listed on the New York Stock Exchange, has signed an agreement to purchase Crane & Co Inc (Crane Currency) f...

1st
November
2017

The commercial courier (Malta) ā€“ Interview with Stephen Defalco, CEO

As Crane Currency ā€“ the fastest growing global currency player in the world ā€“ gets ready to open a facility in Malta, Jo Caruana speaks to CEO Stephen DeFalco about his hopes for this mi...

31st
August
2017

Crane Currency Malta Makes Donation to the Marigold Foundation

Alex Agius, HR Manager at Crane Currency Malta, recently presented a grant to Mrs. Michelle Muscat, Chairman of the Marigold Foundation. The Marigold Foundation, founded in 2014, aims to rai...

6th
May
2017

Crane Currency featured in The NH UNION LEADER

As a longtime tech entrepreneur, Stephen DeFalco knows what it takes to make money. As CEO of Crane Currency, he leads a company that makes money making money - the banknotes used by countri...

15th
February
2017

Crane Currency honored with ā€œBanknote and currency services provider of the yearā€ award

BOSTON, MA ā€“ February 15, 2017 ā€“ Crane Currency, a rapidly growing global producer of currency products, today announced ithas been awarded the ā€˜Banknote and Currency Services Provider...

22nd
September
2016

Crane Currency to build banknote printing facility in Malta to support growth

BOSTON, MA ā€“ September 22, 2016 ā€“ Crane Currency, a rapidly growing global producer of currency products, today announced plans to build a new banknote printing facility and customer exp...

10th
December
2015

Crane announces separtion of its stationery division

BOSTON, MA ā€“ December 10, 2015 ā€“ Crane & Co., Inc. has announced its plan to structure its stationery business as a separate company that will be led by the Crane Stationery manageme...

26th
October
2015

Crane and The Indonesian Government Security Printing and Minting Corporation sign agreement to establish production facility in Indonesia

WASHINGTON, D.C. ā€“ October 26, 2015 - Crane Currency, a global producer of currency products, and The Indonesian Government Security Printing and Minting Corporation (Perum Peruri), have a...

12th
May
2015

Christopher M. Crane inducted into the Currency Hall of Fame

BOSTON, MA ā€“ May 12, 2015 ā€“ The International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) has elected Chris Crane, former vice president at Crane Currency, to the Currency Hall of Fame. The c...

12th
November
2014

Bank Al-Maghrib and Crane to form strategic banknote printing partnership for the international market

Rabat, November 12, 2014 ā€“ Crane Currency, a global producer of currency products, and Bank Al-Maghrib, the Central Bank of the Kingdom of Morocco, have established a strategic partnership...