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SecurityTech company Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) launches the latest generation of its banknote processing systems. Designed for bank branches, cash centers, casinos, and cash-in-transit companies, the BPS^® C^evo® builds on customer feedback to deliver faster, more efficient, secure, and reliable cash management solutions. This evolution of the BPS^® C2 and C5 offers commercial players enhanced tools to optimize their cash operations, reduce costs, and maintain competitiveness.

The IoT market has stepped into a new phase with Giesecke+Devrient Mobile Security (G+D) today unveiling its new market ready Integrated SIM (iSIM) solution for the IoT based on a module by Telit Cinterion. With its cutting-edge iSIM operating system for a chipset from Sony Seminconductor Israel (Sony), G+D is now providing a solution specifically designed and optimized for use in NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT) applications.

Metal payment cards are increasingly gaining popularity among banks and their premium customers worldwide. These cards symbolize stability, value and exclusivity enabling financial institutions to stand out clearly in a highly competitive market. Swiss4, a Swiss-based high-end financial services company, has partnered with Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) to offer premium metal cards that ensure distinguished customer experience and foster loyalty in the competitive landscape of high-end payment services.

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and Murata unveil the world’s first connectivity module to apply the new SGP.32 Remote SIM Provisioning (RSP) specification of integrated SIM (iSIM) technology. This novel solution is built upon Murata's innovative Type 2GD Cat.M1/NB-IoT connectivity module supporting ETSI/3GPP Release 17 standard and Giesecke+Devrient’s highly-secure SGP.32-compliant SIM OS. It is designed to support OEM IoT deployments, including point of sale (POS) products, asset tracking, healthcare solutions and wearable devices, as well as smart city, agriculture, and home devices.

The interaction between the Central Bank as a state issuer and private sector providers is crucial for the acceptance and distribution of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). One example of this is the initiative in the southern African country of Eswatini. In a pioneering move, the Central Bank of Eswatini (CBE) has opened its CBDC-platform, which is based on Giesecke+Devrient’s (G+D) Filia^® solution, to fintechs so they can test existing or new services. Instacash, a service provider for mobile electronic money transfer services, used this opportunity to carry out payment transactions with the digital Lilangeni via a feature phone for the first time.

Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has introduced an innovative new security thread for banknotes at the Global Currency Forum in Oman. RollingStar^® Venus is the first thread to utilize nanotechnology combined with micro-mirrors, enabling two brand-new effects for secure authentication. These effects elevate both the visual appeal and security of banknotes to a new level.

E-Seek by Veridos and Credence ID, leaders in identity solutions, announce the launch of the VeriCHECK M500+™, the world's first all-in-one verification device designed to authenticate both digital and physical ID documents. This innovative solution addresses the growing need for seamless ID verification as mobile credentials gain popularity alongside traditional physical IDs – and is targeted at the North American market and is targeted at the North American market.

Blockbrain wins G+D Ventures, the investment fund of global SecurityTech company Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), as lead investor. Together with G+D, the start-up, which uses AI to intelligently structure internal company knowledge and make it more usable, aims to further expand its reach in the DACH market and its cybersecurity approach.

Following a successful audit by TÜV NORD, Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) has become one of the first companies in the world to receive the ENX VCS certificate from the ENX Association, further highlighting the company's pioneering role in cyber security in the automotive industry.

Recently the Central Bank of Ghana (BOG) announced the successful completion of the first proof of concept (POC) within the Project DESFT (Digital Economy Semi-Fungible Token) which demonstrated the use of digital credentials for international trade and cross-border payments. As part of the project, the domestic retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) platform of Ghana, which is based on Giesecke+Devrient´s (G+D) Filia^® solution, was utilized. It proved the viability of the Ghanaian eCedi in cross-border transactions between Ghana and Singapore.​