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• First Name: Monica
• Last Name: Fernandes
• Priority: Normal
• Job Title: Head of the Quality and Counterfeit Analysis Division, Issue and Treasury Department
• Company: Banco de Portugal
• Country: Portugal
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• Session Timeslot: Tuesday 04/03/2025 16.30-16.50
• Session Title: Currency High
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• Session Track: Currency
• Session Type: Presentation
• Session Location: Aqua 1-2
• Role: Speaker
• Bio:

  Mónica Fernandes joined Banco de Portugal in 2000 to monitor the quality of the euro banknotes produced for Banco de Portugal and was appointed Head of the Quality and Counterfeit Analysis Division of the Issue and Treasury Department in 2017.

  The Division oversees the monitoring and acceptance of euro banknote production for Banco de Portugal, conducts quality control of banknote sorting, analyses counterfeit euro banknotes and coins, performs IBNS testing, develops training materials, and conducts studies on euro banknotes and coins.

  Additionally, she represents Banco de Portugal on Eurosystem working groups focused on euro banknote production and quality.

• Presentation Title: Cash in Australia: State of play
• Presentation 2-Line Description: Join Monica as she reveals how Banco de Portugal is transforming the cash cycle for a sustainable future. Discover innovative measures like cash recirculation, reusable deposit boxes, and recyclable packaging that are shaping a greener approach to currency management. Discover how Banco de Portugal turns unfit banknotes into innovation! Shredded notes are repurposed into urban furniture, gifts, and even asphalt. Their latest initiative: a competition for students and researchers to develop prototypes using euro banknote waste.
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