DataVault - Dashboard

We've overhauled how substrates are catalogued and browsed:

• Accurate multi-brand notes. Banknotes that combine two substrate brands (for example UK polymer series carrying both Guardian and Safeguard layers) are now recorded as two distinct brands rather than a single combined label.
• Any / All toggle on filters. The Substrate Brand and Substrate Treatment filters on the banknote list now behave like the Design Change filter — pick multiple values and switch between matching any of them (union) or all of them (intersection).
• Cleaner "Browse by Substrate" page. Each row is now a specific substrate composition (type + brand(s) + treatment(s)), matching the layout of the Security Features page. Click a brand name to open the linked technology.

DV Directory — free access

A new Currency & Technology Supplier Directory is now live in DataVault, listing more than 540 organisations across the industry — from substrate, ink and feature suppliers to printers, mints, CIT operators, CashTech vendors and associations. Filter by region, country or category, with direct links to each company's website. Free to use, no subscription required.

Is your company missing or needs updating? You can now submit a new listing or request changes to an existing one directly from the directory — free of charge. All submissions are reviewed by our team before going live.

DV Cash — prototype now available

An early prototype of DV Cash is now live, tracking banknote and coin circulation trends by country. Country coverage is being expanded on an ongoing basis, with data drawn from central bank and World Bank sources covering value and volume in circulation, denomination breakdowns and key economic indicators. The prototype is free to use — if you find it useful, please let us know, as your feedback will help shape its future direction.

Banknote Supplier Roles

We are progressively enriching banknote records with supplier information, identifying the companies involved in each denomination as Designer, Printer, Substrate Supplier or Feature Supplier. Where available, each company's detail page now shows a Banknote Involvement card linking directly to the banknotes they are associated with. This is an ongoing data effort — coverage will grow steadily over the coming months.

Banknote Awards

Banknotes can now be linked to awards from industry conferences such as HSP EMEA, HSP Latin America, and HSP Asia. Awards are organised by body, category (e.g., Best New Banknote, Best New Commemorative Banknote), and year. A new By Awards page lets you browse award-winning banknotes with cascading filters and export. Award-winning banknotes are highlighted with a trophy icon in the banknote list and visual profile views, and awards are displayed on the banknote detail page.

Visual Profile Enhancements

Banknotes now include theme and colour data. The Visual Profile page displays these alongside orientation and images, with dedicated filters including Any/All matching. Colours are automatically assigned from banknote images using dominant colour analysis.

Latest banknotes added to DataVault

• Brunei 50 (2017): Redesign
• Brunei 1, 5, 10, 100, and 500: New Series
• Hong Kong 10 (2007): Substrate change
• Iran 10,000,000: New denomination
• Oman 1: Commemorative – circulating
• Poland 19 (2019): Commemorative – numismatic
• Singapore 20 (2019): Commemorative – circulating
• Turkmenistan 1, 5, and 10: Substrate change

Latest banknotes added to DataVault

• Bangladesh 10: New Series
• Botswana 50: Commemorative – circulating
• Comoros 5000 and 10000: Upgrades
• Czechia 100: Commemorative – numismatic
• Honduras 200: Commemorative – circulating
• Iran 5000000 Cheque: New Denomination
• Kazakhstan 500: New Series
• Morocco 100: Commemorative – circulating
• Papua New Guinea 100: Redesign
• Peru 200: Upgrade

Moov™ security thread selected by the Central Bank of Madagascar to enhance the security of the updated 10 000 and 20 000 Ariary banknotes

For more info, click here!