Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) rejoined the International Banknote Designers Association (IBDA). "Design and design competence are at the core of producing banknotes" said Ralf Wintergerst, Member of the Management Board and Group Executive Banknote at G&D.
"Today's state-of-the-art banknotes are very complex affairs. Designers are juggling many different requirements: the design must meet the aesthetic requirements of the respective currency culture, ensure easy and unambiguous verification by people and machines, integrate and combine security features intelligently, provide the best possible counterfeit protection, and enable different printers to produce the respective banknote identically. Joining IBDA seemed a natural step considering the importance of design in today's banknotes."
IBDA's president Mark Stevenson welcomed G&D as a new member: "We are delighted that G&D, one of the major players in the market, decided to join the IBDA. G&D's longstanding expertise and know-how regarding banknote design is a welcome addition to IBDAs portfolio. As a non-profit association we are committed to facilitating and enabling better communication and dissemination of information between banknote designers and the banknote industry to ensure continued evolution and progress in banknote security, functionality and durability. We are confident that G&D will also profit from the collective industry know-how and ideas under IBDA's roof."
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