From Authentication News to Tax Stamp & Authentication News – A Continuing Journey

MarqVision Secures $48 Million for AI-Powered Brand Control

News in Brief

ASPA Charts the Future with New Leadership

Indian Authentication and Traceability Market Set to Exceed £1 Billion

Through the Optical Lens: Securing Medicines Against Counterfeits

Guinea-Bissau Implements National System to Ensure Pharmaceutical Authenticity

PROFOUND TruSpectrum – Colour and Security Precision for Brand Protection

Secure Documents at Crossroads of Optical and Digital Innovation

Bunge and CP Group Enhance Blockchain Soya Traceability

Events

Track and Trace Success and Failure Under Scrutiny at ITSA Webinar

Time for Improved Fuel Traceability in Brazil?

News in Brief

The Overlooked Threat: Illicit Tobacco as a Global Public Policy Challenge

A New Chapter Begins for TSTN

Events

Embedding Watermarks into Light to Spot Fake Videos

Why the UK Still Struggles with Counterfeit Medicines

Spotting Fakes and Spoiled Food: A Two-for-One Offer

New Handheld Sensor Device for Authenticating General Drugs

On the Record with Kevin McKenna, CEO of Authentix

Decoding Ballot Security: Trump Pushes for Watermarked Paper

Vietnam Launches National Product ID and Traceability Programme

Shell Pakistan: Using Phygital Technology and a Movie Icon to Combat Counterfeits

Minting Trust: Innovation Securing Precious Metals

Warsaw Welcomes Global Tech Leaders to ODDS Conference

Events

Optical Features Retained in Argentina’s Revamped Tax Stamps

Kenya Reports Progress Against Fuel Adulteration

SICPA Obtains ISO/IEC 17025 Accreditation to Enhance Enforcement Capability of Revenue Authorities

Smurfit Appointed ID Issuer for Tobacco Traceability in Ireland

EU Faces Backlash Over Tobacco Tax Reforms

The UK’s Illicit Cigarette Trade

Cannabis in the News

Carolina Saravia: Career Civil Servant and Chile’s New Tax Chief

Change of Price and Colour for Portugal’s Cigarette Stamps

Calling All Revenue Authorities: Mark Your Diaries for ITSA Webinar

Events

‘Help! My Code’s Being Copied!’ So, What’s New?

Editorial: Navigating the Murky Waters – The Elusive Market Size of Anticounterfeiting Technologies

News in Brief

Lumenco and XRD Nano Partner to Scale Microlenses for Brand Security

Generative AI Watermarking Named One of Top 10 Emerging Technologies

Why Postage Stamps are Still Relevant... and Still a Target for Fraud

Photonic Crystals in Anticounterfeiting

IPZS – Safeguarding Italy’s Identity in a Digital Age

EUIPO Advances 2025 Strategic Vision for IP Protection

Events

Philippines’ Vape Stamps and Strong Enforcement Bearing Fruit

US Enforcement on Illicit Vapor Finally Gains Steam

AI Helps Tanzania Optimise Inspections and Enforcement

Excise Tax Systems – Breaking Down the Silos

Designing Tax Stamps for Analogue or Digital Printing

Cigarette Tax Efficiency: A New Opportunity for Ecuador

Events

Optical Upgrade: Uttarakhand Introduces New Tax Stamps

Expanding Tobacco and Alcohol Programmes into New Sectors

Togo Launches Fuel Marking

Excise in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities, Solutions

EU Illicit Cigarettes Surge to Highest Level Since 2015 – Huge Tax Variations not Helping

It Takes Two to Tango – Argentine Tax Authority Juggles Producers and Resellers

South Africa Illicit Trade Report Highlights Improvements… but Mainly Weaknesses

Events

Authentic Italian Wine Displays the Tricolour of Patriotism

StockX Reports Trends in Verification and Anticounterfeiting

News in Brief

Royal Mint Launches World’s Most Visually Secure Bullion Bar

Combating Book Piracy with PUF Labels and Holograms

South Korean Startup Expands into Global Anticounterfeiting with Layered QR Code

TOPPAN Launches Illumigram in Colour

Tackling Illicit Trade and Counterfeiting in Pakistan

DPP Could Double the Life Value of Products

Global Counterfeit Trade Continues Steady Climb, OECD Claims

Even Monsters Aren’t Safe from Copycats

Events

The UK’s Vaping Duty Stamp: A Promising Reform – If Backed by Enforcement

Uganda Launches Stickers to Curb Non-Compliant Fuel Stations

Pakistan Introduces Fuel Tracking Law... But Systemic Issues Need Addressing First

Meet Crane Authentication – One Brand, One Vision

Managing the Raw Tobacco Supply Chain: Insights from Poland

Interview with Incoming ITSA Chair Tim McIntyre

New York’s Legal Cannabis Market Won’t Survive Without Track and Trace

Are We Ready for Traceability Challenge from Trump’s Tariff War?

Events

Cellulose-Based Luminescent Films Promise Advanced Brand Protection

Smart Labels: Is Sensing Replacing Scanning?

Promise Advanced Brand Protection

News In Brief

Meet Crane Authentication – One Brand, One Vision

Mohave County Approves Ballot Security Marks for 2026 Midterms

Chile Health Service Claims Illicit Drugs Being Sold Via Authorised Distributors

ODDS 2025 – Programme Highlights

Mergers at One End, Capacity Building at the Other

Events

ITSA Appoints New Chairman as it Celebrates 10th Anniversary

Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum – In Pictures

TSTF 2025 – The Best Forum Yet?

A Deep Dive into Quantum Tech for Tax Stamps

Digital Versus Physical in the Era of AI and Quantum Computing

Events

G+D Continues Its Growth Story

Editorial – On-Dose Authentication: Closing the Last Gap in Pharmaceutical Security

News in Brief

Optical Security Protecting The Best

Recycling, Circular Economy and Authentication

KURZ SCRIBOS Debuts as New Face of Brand Protection

How to Create a Chipless RFID from a Bottle Cork

Drug Counterfeiting in India Exposes Vulnerability of QR Codes to Cloning

WHO Pharma Traceability Survey Highlights Technology as Main Challenge

Events

Bangladesh Considers Introducing QR Codes on Tax Stamps

Drug Counterfeiting in India Exposes Vulnerability of QR Codes to Cloning

Revised Tax Stamp Standard Moves to Next Stage

TSTF 2025 – New Speakers Confirmed from African Continent

Interview with an ITSA Member – Quantum Base

Colour-Changing Smart Materials for Rapid Authentication

Malawi Benchmarks Uganda’s Tax Stamps

The Exaggerated Estimates of Pakistan’s Illicit Cigarette Trade

Excise Tax Hikes Will Fuel South African Black Market, Industry Warns

Events

Applied DNA Exits Authentication Business

Authentication or Otherwise?

News in Brief

How Does the World’s Most Valuable Spirit Handle Counterfeiting?

US Patent Awarded on Built-In Authentication for Vinyl

Anticounterfeiting Inspired by Duck Feathers

Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum Heads to Cape Town

Luminescence to Protect Deposit Return Revenue in Türkiye

Tax Stamp Association Selected as Liaison Organisation to EU Standards Body

US Postal Service Unveils Money Order with Enhanced Security

Events

FCTC Celebrates 20 Years – But Illicit Trade Still a Big Challenge

The Changing Face of the Tax Stamp Field

News in Brief

The Digital/Physical Debate in the Face of Threats from AI and Quantum Computing

US Health Group Calls for Tobacco Traceability

Quality and Colour: The Unsung Guardians of Secure Documents

Metrc Launches Cannabis QR Code Pilot in Canada

Bridging the Skills Gaps in Security Printing

Final Programme Released for Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum

Stamping Out Fraud and Tax Evasion

Events

India Moves Forward with Track and Trace on Cigarettes

Tax Stamp & Traceability Forum 2025 – The Programme So Far

ITSA Selected as Liaison Organisation to EU Standards Body

Uruguay is Still Smokin’ Hot!

Stamping Out Illicit Trade: A Look Inside Excise Revenue Protection

Swedish Health Agency Presents Tobacco Security Labels

Tax Stamps for Hong Kong in 2026

Predicting Trends That Will Define Stamps and Traceability in 2025

Smurfit Kappa Secures Irish Tobacco Stamp Contract

Belarus’ Role in Illicit Trade Under Scrutiny

Events

G+D Launches Smart Label for Supply Chain Tracking

Could 2025 be the Year for Smart and Sustainable IoT Labels?

Understanding Unclonable Patterns

China Integrates Drug Traceability Codes with Medical Insurance Data

Real Authentication Labels on Fake Vapor Products

A Giant of Anti-Counterfeiting: John Anderson, 1950-2025

Balancing Traceability and Authentication: Challenges for Governments and Manufacturers

Notorious Markets Report Highlights Growth in Counterfeit Drugs from Online Pharmacies

Upcoming Events in Security Printing and Product Authentication

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