Banknotes
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
As the payments landscape undergoes far-reaching changes, central banks are mobilising new data tools and technologies to better understand and serve demands for physical currency
Modernising currency management
Central banks continue to strive to optimise currency operations at a time when the relative importance of cash is falling, but usage continues to grow. William Towning looks back at the last 30 years
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
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
Australian central bank takes ‘responsibilty’ for banknote spelling mistake
Typographical error on the 50-dollar note went unnoticed for six months
Burundi central bank updates banknotes
New notes will be higher quality and harder to counterfeit, central bank says
ECB to issue final two banknotes of Europa series
Enhanced security features should make it even more difficult for counterfeiters, central bank says
BoE evaluating ‘utility’ cash distribution model
Model has helped streamline operations in countries where cash usage is on the decline, including Finland and Sweden
Should central banks be more active in managing integrity risks?
Antti Heinonen says banknote procurement faces the threat of corruption, but central banks can take steps to mitigate the risks
Ireland to cease euro banknote production
Central bank will look for third-party provider to continue to meet Eurosystem obligations
BoE unveils plans to overhaul cash distribution as volumes fall
Independent report demands action to preserve UK’s cash infrastructure
Central Bank of Liberia officials arrested over banknote allegations
Kroll report finds “discrepancies” in CBL’s handling of two banknote contracts
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
Interview: Jussi Kangas on the future of cash
Bank of Finland adviser says it’s challenging to keep the cash cycle efficient as usage falls