Security Printing

Parascript Announces Release of Check Recognition and Verification Software
September 1, 2010

Longmont, Colorado-based Parascript, LLC, the image analysis and pattern recognition technology provider, announced the release of CheckPlus International for Malaysia. CheckPlus International for Malaysia reads the courtesy amount, legal amount and MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) line on checks, enabling banks to minimize the cost and labor associated with check processing.

Check It
August 1, 2010

Predictions about the demise of the paper check have been haunting the print circuit for decades. But here it is in 2010, and checks still represent the largest category of noncash payment instruments. Unfortunately, check fraud is the most dominant method of fraudulent payments and produces the greatest losses. Check fraud also continues to be one of America's least prosecuted financial crimes, posing a risk for all organizations, according to Robin Johnson, marketing and sales for Canoga Park, California-based SAFEChecks.

Paris Expands its DocuGard Check Line
May 1, 2010

Westampton, New Jersey-based Paris Business Products has expanded its line of security checks. Even with an increase in electronic processing and bill payments, many opportunities still exist for high-quality security business checks in this huge marketplace, which processes in excess of 30 billion checks annually, according to the Federal Reserve Bank’s latest figures.

15 Minutes
September 1, 2009

Tommy Gillis, senior partner and co-owner of Grand Prairie, Texas-based CFC Print Solutions, LLC, began his printing career as a plate maker at a computer services company in Georgia. He recalled, "I spent most of my time eating Snickers bars, drinking Mello Yello and studying in the plate room for my night classes at Georgia Southern University. I had no idea what a printing press was much less what an aluminum plate did!"

A Check(ered) Past
August 1, 2009

More than $10 billion per year is lost to check fraud and counterfeiting, according to the National Check Fraud Center. And in a troubled economy where fraud is expected to rise, businesses must do whatever they can to keep checks as secure as possible.

John Labrant, regional sales manager for Springfield, Virginia-based SICPA, said the current state of the economy has many companies noticing more crime and fraud.

Paris Business Products Upgrades DocuGard Line
June 30, 2009

The Westampton, New Jersey-based Paris Business Products upgraded its line of DocuGard security papers and business checks. New security features have been added to every product in addition to creating three new security paper items.

Into the Future of Check Security
August 1, 2008

Midlothian, Texas-based Ennis will be unveiling significant enhancements to its Uncompromised security check products during the Print Solutions Show, being held Oct. 23-25 in Baltimore’s Convention Center. The line will essentially include three product tiers: • Uncompromised • Uncompromised Plus • Uncompromised Premier To begin, all of the products will now feature three-dimensional metallic hologram images fused to the sheet. Holograms are one of the most unique and effective deterrents to forgery. They are instantly recognizable to the naked eye and uniquely resistant to counterfeiting. Stop by the Ennis booth #701 at the show to discover all of the other exciting upgrades to the

Heightened Security
August 1, 2008

SICPA Securink may not be a household name, but we’re most likely carrying the Washington, D.C.-based company’s product in our wallets and purses everyday. “Our primary business model is banknote inks [used to print currency], and we have an overwhelming global market share in that field,” explained SICPA Vice President of Sales and Marketing Thomas L. Jay. “We also have a value document inks (VDI) division, which is responsible for the security inks used to print checks, prescription pads, ID cards, passports and visas.” Interestingly, some of the company’s more sophisticated security ink products—such as the 3-D color-shifting ink with magnetic properties, the ink

The Genuine Article
May 1, 2008

By Maggie DeWitt The Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act—better known as Check 21—became effective on October 28, 2004. Undoubtedly, it has had the greatest impact on the way banks process checks since the introduction of MICR. Check 21 optical processing is in wide use today, as more banks are choosing to scan original checks to create substitutes for digital processing, which saves time and lowers operating costs. Conventional security features, such as fluorescent printing or fibers and artificial watermarks, protect original checks, but they do not survive the binary scanning processes, and can offer no protection to electronic or paper image

VersaSeal Announces New Canadian Stock Check
March 4, 2008

PrintXcel, Montrose, Ala., announced VersaSeal has introduced a new stock check that meets imageability requirements as outlined by the Canadian Payments Association. VersaSeal, a patented pressure-seal solution available to distributors and resellers, indicated this open format check product is now available for immediate shipment. The 11" Z-Fold check features a blue/green prismatic pantograph, microprint border, padlock icon and Canadian endorsement backer. Bilingual opening instructions are included on the check. Samples and pricing information can be obtained by contacting a local PrintXcel Sales Office at 1-866-FORXCEL (1-866-367-9235.) According to Brand Manager, Deanna Day, many customers have been requesting guidance on Canadian check imageability requirements.