News/Currency
Print-your-own banknotes could be the future – DNB official
Single-use banknotes with QR codes could be the future of cash, DNB cash head says
Central banks disagree over cash regulation
The BoE has issued legislation demanding banks supply certain denominations, but other regulators remain on the fence about how they should manage the future of cash
Lack of accurate data poses challenges for cash forecasting
Anonymity of cash makes it hard to track as a payment instrument, panel agrees
UK cash system needs revamp, says Payment Systems Regulator chair
Charles Randell tells lawmakers the regulator will look at entire cash provision infrastructure in 2019
Rwanda to issue new banknotes
New 500 and 1,000 franc notes will have new security features and design elements
Adverse environment forces banknote firm Arjowiggins Security to close
Paper specialist forced to liquidate UK and French holdings despite restructuring
Liberia steps up monitoring of NPLs
New credit reference system to help financial institutions keep track of credit history and debt obligations; investigation ongoing into ‘missing’ banknotes
UK’s Link implements new fees in bid to halt ATM closures
Subsidy paid by banks to cash machine operators rises to up to £2.75
Fed launches banknote app for children
App provides details of security features, mimicking raised intaglio print through vibrations
Private mints to help with £1 overseas distribution
Royal Mint will provide blanks for overseas territories but design and distribution is responsibility of individual regions
Central Bank of Kenya intervenes amid coin confusion
No limits on coin distribution, central bank says, following reports initial caps remain in place
Nepalese central bank seeks Indian help over large denomination notes
Nepal Rastra Bank asks RBI to permit new Indian notes to be used as legal tender
Iran to cut four zeros from currency
Currency continues to depreciate, inflation climbs and growth slows
Hong Kong’s new banknotes get design facelift
For the first time, the design of the notes will share a unified theme; the notes will not be printed on polymer due to security feature integration