News in Brief
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has announced a budget of KRW 7.248 billion ($5.2 million) for 2026, representing a 2.7% increase from the current year.
News - October 1, 2025 midnight Read MoreNews in Brief
The Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) has announced a budget of KRW 7.248 billion ($5.2 million) for 2026, representing a 2.7% increase from the current year.
News - October 1, 2025 midnight Read MoreThrough the Optical Lens: Securing Medicines Against Counterfeits
The pharmaceutical industry continues to evolve, adopting new technologies and optimising resources to meet authentication and anticounterfeiting challenges.
Optical Security - October 1, 2025 midnight Read MoreSecure Documents at Crossroads of Optical and Digital Innovation
Warsaw, Poland, played host to the Optical & Digital Document Security™ (ODDS) 2025 conference from 15-17 September. The event confirmed once again that ODDS is the world’s leading forum (some would argue only forum) for the science and technology of secure documents.
Events - October 1, 2025 midnight Read MoreBunge and CP Group Enhance Blockchain Soya Traceability
Global agribusiness leader Bunge has strengthened its partnership with Bangkok Produce Merchandising (BKP), a subsidiary of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), to improve soya traceability from Brazil. This initiative represents a significant step toward creating more transparent, responsible, and sustainable agricultural supply chains in Southeast Asia.
Track and Trace - October 1, 2025 midnight Read MoreMarqVision Secures $48 Million for AI-Powered Brand Control
US startup MarqVision has completed a $48 million second-round financing that will be used to roll out its AI-based engine for detecting and removing counterfeit and pirated goods across online platforms.
IPO & Funding - October 1, 2025 midnight Read MoreGuinea-Bissau Implements National System to Ensure Pharmaceutical Authenticity
Guinea-Bissau has enacted a national mandate for pharmaceutical traceability, establishing a regulatory system that requires the tracking and authentication of every medicine throughout the supply chain.
Track and Trace - October 1, 2025 midnight Read MoreFrom Authentication News to Tax Stamp & Authentication News – A Continuing Journey
After three decades as a leading source of information for the authentication industry, Authentication & Brand News™ (ABN) is entering a new chapter. Starting in October 2025, ABN will merge with its sister publication, Tax Stamp & Traceability News™ (TSTN), to form a single, expanded publication: Tax Stamp & Authentication News™ (TSAN).
Editorial - October 1, 2025 midnight Read MoreA New Chapter Begins for TSTN
In 2019, we decided to expand the scope of Tax Stamp News™ (as it was called back then) into the traceability realm, in order to reflect the fact that national tax stamp programmes were becoming increasingly integrated into production monitoring and track and trace systems.
Free - September 30, 2025 midnight Read MoreTrack and Trace Success and Failure Under Scrutiny at ITSA Webinar
At the International Tax Stamp Association (ITSA) webinar held on 24 September – with 24 revenue/customs authorities in attendance – guest speaker Dr Hana Ross from the University of Cape Town and Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies examined the prerequisites for achieving track and trace success on excisable products, referring to real-world cases of successful and failed systems.
Associations - September 30, 2025 midnight Read MoreThe Overlooked Threat: Illicit Tobacco as a Global Public Policy Challenge
Illicit trade in tobacco and vapor products has become a critical challenge facing policymakers, regulators, revenue authorities, and law enforcement. Once seen as a secondary issue compared to narcotics or counterfeit pharmaceuticals, illicit tobacco is now a clear and present threat for many countries across the globe.
Free - September 30, 2025 midnight Read MoreIndonesia Reviews Cigarette Excise Amid Forgery Allegations
According to Tobacco Reporter, Indonesia’s government is conducting an in-depth review of its cigarette excise system following allegations of forgery and manipulation, Finance Minister Purbaya Yudhi Sadewa said after a meeting with President Prabowo Subianto.
Countries - September 30, 2025 midnight Read MoreCar Crash Exposes One Million Cigarettes Without Tax Stamps
A Lithuanian man has been arrested for trying to smuggle more than one million cigarettes into Poland after a road accident exposed the contraband concealed in his van.
Excise Products - September 30, 2025 midnight Read Moree7 Group Partners with SICPA Affiliate for Tax Stamp Production
Abu Dhabi-listed e7 Group, a security printer and identity solution provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with 7I Holding, a UAE-based government technology firm and regional affiliate of SICPA, to expand global reach in secure and sovereign applications, including national revenue optimisation.
Companies - September 30, 2025 midnight Read MoreChad Hosts Technical Experts from WHO FCTC Secretariat
In September, technical experts from the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) Secretariat engaged with Chad government officials, parliamentarians, civil society organisations and other national stakeholders in a joint needs assessment to support the country’s implementation of the FCTC Protocol to Eliminate Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products, which it has been party to since 2018.
Countries - September 30, 2025 midnight Read MorePROFOUND® TruSpectrum™ – Colour and Security Precision for Brand Protection
Crane Authentication – a Crane NXT business unit – has unveiled its latest innovation in overt security: PROFOUND® TruSpectrum™, which extends the colour palette of its micro-optic labels to match the spectrum of colours integral to a brand’s visual identity.
Companies - September 24, 2025 midnight Read MoreMarqVision Secures $48 Million for AI-Powered Brand Control
US startup MarqVision has completed a $48 million second-round financing that will be used to roll out its AI-based engine for detecting and removing counterfeit and pirated goods across online platforms.
Counterfeiting - September 23, 2025 midnight Read MoreIndian Authentication and Traceability Market Set to Exceed £1 Billion
The Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA), in partnership with Accenture, has released its first-ever industry report, ‘Indian Traceability & Authentication Industry Study’, which projects the sector will grow at a CAGR of 11.3% to reach £1.3 billion by 2028-29.
Associations - September 23, 2025 midnight Read MoreTime for Improved Fuel Traceability in Brazil?
Brazil’s federal police recently pulled back the curtain on a criminal web that had infiltrated the country’s fuel distribution chains. While organised crime in Brazil has been expanding, for some time now, from drug and arms trafficking into biofuel and fossil fuels, the government is yet to take the lead on implementing a nationwide modern fuel traceability system.
Excise Products - September 16, 2025 midnight Read MoreASPA Charts the Future: Fresh Leadership and First Industry Report
The Authentication Solution Providers’ Association (ASPA), India’s leading industry body for authentication and traceability solutions, has announced its newly elected board members for the 2025–2027 term. The appointments were confirmed at ASPA’s annual general meeting (AGM), held on 10 September in New Delhi.
Free - September 16, 2025 midnight Read MoreSmurfit Appointed ID Issuer for Tobacco Traceability in Ireland
Smurfit Westrock Security Concepts (SWSC), the Irish high-security printing and identity management solutions provider, has been awarded a contract by Revenue Commissioners (Revenue), Ireland, to provide 110-150 million unique identification codes per year for all tobacco related products imported and sold in the country.
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