Notes from Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) are always changing hands. The company supplies banknotes to Deutsche Bundesbank and other central banks worldwide. It also offers banknote paper, banknote security features, and automatic currency processing equipment. In addition, G&D provides printing systems for securities, passports, visa stickers, checks, and other official documents, along with authentication hardware and software. The company is also a leading provider of smartcard technology used in electronic payment, health care, corporate identification, national identification, driver's license, and chip passport applications. Customers outside of its native Germany make up 85% of sales.