Oberthur Cash Protection

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Oberthur Cash Protection, international leader in Intelligent Banknote Neutralization Systems (IBNS), partnered with Olnica to meet regulations requiring a unique taggant for cash transportation and ATMs.

Oberthur CP designs and manufactures intelligent cash protection systems and security solutions for the cash-in-transit, financial, ATM and retail markets throughout the world. Using advanced technology to detect an attempted attack or theft, Oberthur CP protects cash by permanently marking it as stolen, thereby making the notes worthless.

It’s not surprising that IBNS is increasingly becoming a standard – its effectiveness is well-proven. However, for police labs to be able to connect seized stolen banknotes with the exact robbery in which they were taken, staining systems must also incorporate unique code taggants.

Olnica helps Oberthur meet regulatory requirements

Facing a new French Ministry of the Interior regulation requiring unique-code tagants in every one of their ICSD cassettes, Oberthur Cash Protection called on the specialized expertise of Olnica.

“With 1.3 billion different unique codes, Olnica’s CMP technology had the capacity to meet our requirements for unique code taggants in every single one of our products. The fact that the Olnica CMP is robust is also a plus – we need an unalterable solution for traceability reasons.” Some CMP, those based on DNA for example, are not as robust or resistant to light, heat and other environmental aggressors. Olnica CMP are extremely stable over time and do not react to any chemical or mechanical interventions, ideal for integration in Oberthur’s ICSD.

The technical and scientific expertise of the Olnica Customer Success Team came into play as Olnica produced prototypes, tested them, then mass produced them for the ICSD – a “process that they made very easy”, according to Patrice Rullier. “I would highly recommend them as they were very quick to react and suggest solutions.”

ATM attacks plummeting across Europe

Detectable by government labs around the world, Olnica Taggants (OLNITAG Taggant Range) provide the forensic proof required to trace a theft back to its origins, go to trial and ensure the thieves are convicted.

Over the last ten years, the massive deployment of Oberthur Cash Protection’s IBNS (Intelligent Banknote Neutralization Systems) has marked a decisive turning point in the fight against attacks on ATMs. These systems, which render banknotes unusable in the event of an attempted break-in, have reduced the number of attacks in France:

• Explosive gas attacks by 90%, from 84 in 2015 to just 9 in 2024.
• Overall physical attacks by 83%, from 179 in 2015 to 30 in 2024.