August 2011

What If… No US World Currency and No Euro?

08.30.2011
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What If…..Europe without the Euro, and the US Dollar No Longer the Reserve Currency? The current economic crisis is putting further stress on the euro, to the extent that its survival as the common currency of the 17 member states of the eurozone is now being openly questioned.

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A Rising Star in Cash Processing

08.11.2011
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Over the years, I have found it interesting and informative to follow the adventures of new companies as they start to make a name for themselves. About a year ago I was introduced to a company out of China called GRG Banking. Although they are not “new” in the true sense of the word, they are new to those of us whose focus is mainly in the west. Although they were first established in 1999, it wasn’t until 2010 that they came on the western radar as a serious contender in the international cash processing market.

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Banknote 2011 Conference – A Synopsis

08.02.2011
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If one conference could act as a barometer as to the state of the industry, then Banknote 2011 would indicate that the mercury is rising. There has been plenty of news in the past two years or so to indicate otherwise. Coinciding with, although not a direct consequence of, the economic meltdown of 2008, a number of events have conspired to cast a pall over the industry.

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