Zim gets technology to halt counterfeits

MANCHESTER-based consumer technology and security company, VST Enterprises, will support Zimbabwe with authentication technology to bust counterfeiting on currency, improve security and boost traceability.

The technology, VCode®, is scannable and allows users to securely access personalised information through a mobile phone or similar devices.

Speaking on the collaboration between the Zimbabwean authorities and international partners, Louis-James Davis, founder and chief executive officer of VST Enterprises, said the country needed technological infrastructure to ensure traceability and counterfeiting.

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