Banknotes
Angola to issue its first polymer banknotes
Governor says new banknote series will improve security and durability, and cut costs
Coronavirus panic fuels a surge in cash demand
Evidence of hoarding in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the eurozone, Russia and the US
Trinidad and Tobago demonetisation hit illegal activities, central bank says
Financial Intelligence Unit recorded 900 reports of suspicious transactions in three-month window
Cash usage decreases as confidence in banks rises – research
Research included in MAS review flags importance of psychological factors in cash usage
Bank of Thailand advocates washing banknotes
Central bank says “mild detergent” or soapy water will be enough
Bank of England launches new £20 banknote
BoE says new polymer note is “most secure” it has issued
Bank of Korea stops handling overseas cash as coronavirus spreads
Central bank says it will not accept cash from abroad until further notice
RBI launches app to help visually impaired
App can be used by people with visual impairment to identify banknotes
China launches large-sum cash oversight trials
PBoC will run pilot tests on cash withdrawal monitoring, in crackdown on illicit activity
Rebel Libyan central bank issues more Russian-printed notes
Maltese security forces seize large shipment of banknotes meant for rebel territory
Cash delay worsens Zimbabwe’s economic woes
Distribution delays add to shortage of notes, with the value of cash rapidly eroding
Carney says new £20 note is ‘most secure yet’
Design unveiled today includes security feature combinations never before used on a UK banknote
ECB and Fed unite on global currency standard
The two central banks want to create the ‘USB of currency processing’
Albanian central bank introduces first polymer notes
Governor calls on parliament to approve draft law on improving payments systems
Kenyan high court dismisses challenge to new banknote series
Central bank had been accused of violating constitution with banknote designs
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
Alan Turing to appear on new £50 note
Celebrated codebreaker and computer scientist chosen from a field of nearly 1,000 scientists
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
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
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