Currency
How data is driving a counter-revolution in cash
Central Banking’s new Leaders in Currency Services survey reveals which producers are ranked
Modernising currency management
Central banks strive to optimise currency operations, even as relative importance of cash drops
ECB’s Mersch attacks Facebook over ‘cartel-like’ libra structure
Senior ECB official accuses currency project of “treacherous promises”
ECB to assess Croatian banks in euro membership prep
Croatia could join the eurozone by 2024
Bank of Italy and state mint set up new company
Joint venture aims to become “centre of excellence” for printing documents with security features
Cash no longer US’s most popular means of payment
Debit cards were the most frequently used means of payment in 2018, Fed report finds
Alan Turing to appear on new £50 note
Celebrated codebreaker and computer scientist chosen from a field of nearly 1,000 scientists
West Africa announces ambitious new ‘eco’ currency plans
Single currency seems unlikely to be introduced by next year, despite updated launch plans
Effects of CBDC on lending depend on level of competition – BoC researchers
CBDC could increase bank lending if banks have some market power, researchers say
Venezuela introduces new banknotes as hyperinflation continues
New notes come less than a year after five zeroes were dropped from currency
Polymer banknotes caused sharp fall in UK counterfeits – BoE
Bank of England reports reduction from 1,000-plus fake notes a month to single figures
UK banking industry pledges to support public access to cash
Trade body will work with BoE and Treasury to ensure access to cash
Bank of England awards contracts for new banknotes
Award made for joint provision of substrate for £50 note as BoE opts for same polymer in all notes
Riksbank opens procurement for e-krona development
Central bank intends to commission platform for electronic central bank payments in 2020
Central Bank of Kenya may have violated constitution with new banknotes
Bank is facing criticism over images on new notes
ECCB launches new polymer banknotes
Redesigned notes are the first ever vertical notes from the ECCB
De La Rue CEO steps down as firm hit by Venezuelan losses
Banknote company says Venezuelan central bank failed to pay $23 million bill
Trump administration proposes new rules to punish currency manipulators
The move would enable the US to pursue more aggressive trade policy measures
Trump administration to delay $20 Tubman banknote
Banknote featuring abolitionist Harriet Tubman pushed beyond Trump’s maximum term
Bank of Israel wins Supreme Court case on banknotes
Justices advise private ATM operator to drop case against central bank
Israel’s Steiner: central banks must adapt to changing banknote demand
Ilan Steiner highlights importance of banknote data in forecasting future demand