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Educating Consumers and Partners on Counterfeiting - Tips and Tactics

The global market faces an increasing threat from counterfeiting, which jeopardises economic stability, consumer safety, and brand integrity. Counterfeiting spans across multiple industries, from luxury goods to pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. The World Customs Organisation estimates that counterfeit goods account for over 3.3% of global trade. Furthermore, fake products do not just cost businesses and governments billions of dollars in revenue; they endanger consumer health and safety. As counterfeiters leverage digital tools and complex distribution networks, tackling this problem is becoming more challenging day by day.
10 Apr 2025
13 min read
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Securing Electronics: The Urgent Need for Anti-Counterfeiting Measures

This article dives deep into the world of counterfeit electronics trade and its implications. We will explore the factors that make electronic products vulnerable to counterfeiting, analyse its impact on businesses and consumers, and learn the strategies you can adopt to combat this issue.
24 Mar 2025
9 min read
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An In-Depth Look at Brand Protection Technologies

In this article, we explore the various technologies used for brand protection, thereby equipping brands with the resources to deter counterfeiting and distribution of fake products.
12 Mar 2025
8 min read
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How can you detect and prevent counterfeit versions of your products?

In this article, we discuss how product counterfeiting is affecting businesses globally, the methods to detect it, and practical tips on how to prevent it, ensuring the continued success of your business in an increasingly complex marketplace.
27 Jan 2025
12 min read
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CBDC: Fostering Financial Inclusion

09 Dec 2024
1 min read
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Diversity is a reality

Why is diversity essential to SICPA's success? An interview with Ajar Kahlown, Head of HR, who manages the Human Resources function for the SICPA Group.
05 Jul 2024
1 min read
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Digital Cash Keys To Broader Public Adoption

SICPA has conducted applied research on Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), continuing our mission to enable trust through constant innovation.The research revealed payment behaviors and challenges gathered from a literature review, 63 interviews, a short survey and observations carried out in rural and urban locations.
17 Apr 2024
1 min read
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Securing VAT with CERTUS

22 Mar 2024
3 min read
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Thriving trade in dubious qualifications around the globe

Diploma mills have been a nuisance for a long time in academia and it poses a large-scale threat. Digitalization appears to have facilitated their activities and widened their potential market. Fraudulent qualifications do not merely create unfairness in the employment market, it can also lead to unqualified individuals putting others at risk. Can the global issue of dubious academic qualifications be tackled?
22 Mar 2024
3 min read
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Track & Trace Systems and Tobacco Taxes

Advanced track and trace systems alongside supply chain control measures, have led to large reductions in illicit trade, as well as increases in revenues.
22 Feb 2024
1 min read