The Best New Process or Technology (Currency) award was presented to Koenig and Bauer Banknote Solutions (KBBS) for its Nota-Live™ technology, an advanced real-time 3D simulation software developed in partnership with Fathom Optics.

Nota-Live™ provides accurate live simulation of security documents, complete with realistic optically-varying effects, offering an accurate and dynamic way to visualise the designs of these documents.

It has been purpose-built for the unique characteristics of banknotes and other secure documents (eg. passports and ID documents), offering specialised tools and features tailored to support their inherent complexity and sophistication. It enables highly accurate and dynamic visualisation of security features, UV elements, substrates (with or without windows), and all printing processes on both sides of a document.

Nota-Live generates standalone files that can run on any web browser and can be used offline, without requiring an internet connection. As an independent software solution, it doesn’t rely on specific predefined design tools and is also fully compatible with a wide range of commercial and security design software, including Illustrator, Arziro, Corvina, and ONE Software.

The technology enables designers, security printers, and central banks to preview the final printed result before production and offers tool for sales and communication, making complex security features easier to understand and promote. Beyond design and sales, Nota-Live™ can also serve as an educational tool for the public, helping central banks to introduce new banknote series when they are released into circulation.