Recently, we welcomed the Spectra Systems Banknote Disinfection System (BDS) to our product portfolio, an important addition that marks a further step in our commitment to innovation and safety. This system has been developed to address one of the key concerns of recent years: the potential transmission of viruses and pathogens through the handling of banknotes. As cash continues to play a vital role in economies worldwide, technologies like the BDS are becoming increasingly relevant in safeguarding both public health and the reliability of physical money.
The BDS neutralises viruses and pathogens on banknotes quickly and effectively, ensuring that the notes remain safe to use in daily circulation. What makes this solution particularly unique is that it performs its function without causing any damage or alteration to the banknotes themselves. Security features such as threads, holograms, inks, fluorescent markings, fibres, and planchettes remain fully intact, meaning the treated banknotes retain their original quality, durability, and authenticity. By introducing this advanced system to our portfolio, we provide banks, cash-handling organisations, and institutions with a proven method to keep banknotes safe while maintaining public trust in currency.
The importance of guaranteeing safety
Although research results and scientific opinions on the survivability of COVID-19 and similar viruses on banknotes whether paper, hybrid, or polymer have not always been consistent, the importance of guaranteeing safety remains undeniable. People’s perception of risk can influence their willingness to use cash, and fears about hygiene can undermine confidence in banknotes as a reliable medium of payment. By offering reassurance that currency can be disinfected and made safe, solutions like the BDS help to address these concerns directly.
This is especially relevant in environments where banknotes are not only handled but also recycled and recirculated, such as in casinos, shopping centres, or other areas where large volumes of cash change hands frequently. In these settings, a proven disinfection process adds clear value by reducing public concern and encouraging continued use of cash. Guaranteeing safety is therefore not only a matter of protecting health but also of preserving trust in physical money and supporting the stability of cash-based transactions in society.
Spectra Systems Banknote Disinfection System
Neutralise viruses while protecting the banknote
Spectra Systems has, therefore, developed a new, patented system that disinfects banknotes using heat in an oxygen-free environment. The system neutralises COVID-19 and other viral and bacterial pathogens while protecting the banknote’s substrate, inks and security features.
In cooperation between Spectra Systems and Royal Dutch Kusters Engineering, this technology is now being introduced.
Are you - or do you know someone - who is interested in this system? Please, contact our experts or download our Banknote Disinfection System leaflet.
