Coins, often overlooked in sustainability debates, pose unique challenges. They are heavy, metal-intensive, and energy-hungry to produce. Yet they last far longer than notes—decades, sometimes centuries—and circulate widely. Making coins ...
The ultimate ambition for sustainable currency is not incremental improvement but transformation: a circular economy where resources are continually reused, waste is eliminated, and the lifecycle of money mirrors the ...
The International Currency Association (ICA), a global organisation dedicated to promoting cash as a cornerstone of secure and inclusive payment systems, is delighted to announce the appointment of Frane Maroević ...
Behind every note and coin lies a supply chain powered by energy—mining metals, spinning cotton fibres, producing polymers, running heavy presses, transporting notes to banks and ATMs. Each stage draws ...
At the conclusion of the association’s Global Currency Forum 2024 conference, the ICA members held their annual general meeting. Two delegates per ICA member company participate in this meeting. The ...
Press release, April 15, 2024 – The International Currency Association (ICA), the voice of the world’s currency sector, is delighted to announce that Zeiser GmbH has become a new member ...
ICA members at annual general meeting have appointed their new board. The new leadership will prioritise the planning for the 2024 Global Currency Forum and providing further value to the ...
The European Commission, the European Union’s legislator, has today published a proposal on the legal tender status of euro banknotes and coins. The International Currency Association (ICA), representing the global ...
Ahead of the vote in the European Parliament’s joint committees Economic and Monetary Affairs and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs now announced for 28 March 2023 on a piece ...
At our March Board meeting, the International Currency Association welcomed Oumolat Security Printing as its newest member. Based in Abu Dhabi and established in 2016, Oumolat is a wholly owned ...
The International Currency Association (ICA) welcomes Freiberger EuroMetall GmbH and CCL Secure as members. Their membership strengthens ICA’s representation across both coin and banknote supply chains, reinforces ICA’s role as ...
The International Currency Association and International Mint Industry Association unite to create a stronger global voice for cash, banknotes and coins, and elevate the Global Currency Forum 2026. – The ...
