Banknotes
Egypt’s new banknote facility to be built by G&D
German firm awarded over $300 million for successful tender
Central Bank of Kenya to challenge banknote tender nullification
Central bank to challenge ruling which revokes De La Rue’s tender win
Philippines admits to circulating ‘faceless’ banknotes
Central bank urges public not to circulate images on social media
Botswana chooses polymer for latest banknote launch
African nation partners with UK printer De La Rue for new banknote launch
SNB buys banknote company ‘to ensure its survival’
Company that provides substrate for Swiss banknotes came into liquidity difficulties
Central bank demand boosting banknote sector – RBA’s Boulton
Asian security printers are showing faster growth, says Lindsay Boulton
Bank of Canada paper investigates the ‘burden of coins’
Research sheds light on consumer behaviour when making low-value transactions with cash
San Francisco Fed study: cash is not dead yet
Demand for notes and coins is “strong”, says study
Book notes: Hole in the Wall, by James Shepherd-Barron
Cash machines have changed how cash is managed, but is there any future for such machines in cashless world?
Mauritius governor opens new currency museum named after first governor
Museum ‘Aunauth Beejadhur’ will exhibit Mauritian currency throughout the ages
Venezuela launches new higher-denomination banknote
Banknote worth $2.50 enters circulation as estimated inflation exceeds 2,500%
New Russian banknote provokes anger in Ukraine
Ukrainian central bank prohibits institutions from handling new note
BoE introduces new counterfeit initiative for ‘front line of defence’
New checking scheme will employ “targeted training” for cash handlers
Cleland outlines uncertainty of future cash demand
BoE chief cashier says people will eventually move away from cash
RBI data casts doubt on value of demonetisation
Scheme criticised again as 99% of banknotes handed in
Indian central bank introduces 200 rupee banknote denomination
New denomination should “facilitate exchange” for smaller transactions, RBI says
São Tomé and Príncipe redenominates currency
New banknote series sees new and old dobras swapped at 1:1,000 ratio
Uzbekistan launches new banknote as inflation erodes value
New 50,000 som note is five times the value of the next largest banknote
BoE’s ‘difficult decision’ to stick with animal fat substrate
UK central bank rejects palm oil alternative, despite successful trials
Zimbabwe back to printing bond notes
Reserve bank to release an extra $300 million into the system from August to deal with forex demand
Bank of England unveils Jane Austen £10
New banknote will be the first to include tactile features for the visually impaired
Madagascar launches high-denomination banknote
New series will use number of substrates with improved security features
Armenia dropping high-denomination note in new hybrid series
Central bank says note worth $200 will not be included in new series
It is too early to disregard cash – Croatia’s Vujčić
European governors wary of what the future of fintech will hold for both digital and hard cash