India's RBI issued a Master Direction on Note Sorting Machines (2 Oct 2026): only BIS-certified machines may be used, and obsolete models must be retired by 30 June 2027. Here is what banks and distributors must do - and which machines comply.
Bangladesh is replacing a full series, Oman printed its first polymer rial, and commemorative polymer notes landed in the Pacific and Africa in 2026. Here is what each issue demands from counters, sorters and detectors - and how distributors should stock for it.
Four late-2026 central-bank cash signals: the Fed's 4.8-5.7 billion-note 2027 print order, US non-sequential straps in the cash cycle, Banque de France recirculation findings and the RBI machine-verification deadline - and what each one means for cash equipment demand.
Easy-Banker exhibits Oct 12-16 at All in Print China 2026, Shanghai (Hall E7 Booth E7A107): live JB-412 banding machine demos, custom printed paper bands, 8-color OPP tapes. Free entry badges & sample packs at the booth.
