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November 2021 Links

November 20 – 30, 2021

Africa’s Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story – book.

Africa’s Last Colonial Currency: The CFA Franc Story – revew.

Australia – The psychological reason many Australians are keeping thousands of dollars in a kitchen jar instead of in a bank account – even as tap & go replaces cash

Bangladesh busts Pak-run fake Indian currency racket

Bangladesh – financial inclusion & electronic banking/payments

Cash: A Blessing or a Curse?

Cryptobanknotes – hybrid banknote technology for today

Curacao – counterfeits

DeLaRue – 2021/22 Half Year Results

DeLaRue overcomes loss of UK passport but warns there may be more job cuts

Digital payment is steering us away from banknotes

Futuristic bank machines offered 24-hour service in the 1970s

How the rise of cash machines changed society

India – engineer nabbed with a cache of demonetized Rs500 notes

India – ‘Cash’ review: A sly comedy about demonetisation

Indonesia – BI committed to distributing banknotes nationally despite challenges

Israel – 11-year-old finds ‘Holy Jerusalem’ silver coin likely minted in the Temple

Israel – Jerusalem woman accidentally burnt NIS 10,000 in an attempt to disinfect the currency notes from COVID-19. Later, bank gave her the full refund.

Malawi – cash vs cashless

Malawi – new banknote

Malaysia – toward cashless

Mexico – new note

New banknote holograms win international security awards

North Korea steps up efforts to increase public trust in money vouchers

Romania – new note

Rome – how much gold is in that Roman coin?

Seychelles – banknote history

Shiba Inu ATM: Here’s a Futuristic Demonstration on How it Could Work

Singapore – banknote history

Somalia – financial inclusion, e-commerce, digital payments

Spectra Systems business prospects

Speculating on the future of cash

Sri Lanka – toward cashless

Thailand – fake US dollar gangs

Turkey – counterfeits

UK – BoE official says cash will be a spent force in light of the rise of CBDC

UK – Ladbrokes Coral Bilked Out of £600K by UK Gang Using Laminated Banknotes

UK – Norfolk Anglo-Saxon coin hoard could be worth £400,000

UK – The Bank of England’s Journey to Polymer

UK – Stockton banknote is example of how Royal Mail defeated highway robbery in the 1700s

US Mint coin production through October 2021

US – Rare coin minted in Colonial New England sells for $350,000

US/California – cash truck spill

US/Michigan – wildcat banking in the antebellum US

US/Minnesota – banknote history

US/Rhode Island – counterfeit check ring

US/Washington – Quarter shortage creates a two-bit black market in coin-operated Seattle

Venezuela – banknotes & hyperinflation

World’s most beautiful banknotes

November 15 – 19, 2021

Australia – counterfeits in Queensland

Australia – Review of Banknote Distribution Arrangements: Issues Paper

Bahrain – toward cashless

Branch Transformation – Podcast tackles post-pandemic ATM world

Cashless revolution & younger generation will shape & disrupt retail

Currency trivia

Cyprus – counterfeits

Egypt – toward cashless

Enhancing banknote authentication by guiding attention to security features & manipulating prevalence expectancy

Germany – Massive hoard of Roman-era silver coins unearthed

Ghana – electronic transaction fee will erode cashless gains

Hong Kong – toward cashless

India – counterfeits

India – counterfeiters busted

Ireland – a cashless society is a vulnerable society

Kazakhstan – banknote history

Latin America – cash is no longer king.

Nepal – counterfeits

Philippines – Australia to print country’s first polymer substrate notes

Philippines – fiber vs polymer for banknotes

Philippines – is it time to phase out paper bills?

Serbia – banknote history

Sierra Leone – banknote history

South Africa – dye-stained notes in circulation

Thailand – spelling errors in early Siam banknote

The countries pioneering non-cash payments.

UK – Cash isn’t king any more, but I don’t want to lose coins & notes for good

US – 1790s Rarities, Old West Wonders & Modern Marvels Drive Heritage’s US Coins Auction to $11.4 Million

US – on the obsolete US$500 note

US/Pennsylvania – Romanian national convicted of ATM skimming gets 3 ½ year sentence, followed by deportation

Venezuela turns to flashy casinos, SUVs & US dollars for an economic boost

Vietnam – toward cashless

Zimbabwe’s government breaks with its own currency policy.

Zimbabwe – Buying & Selling Half-shredded Banknotes has become the Latest Hustle

November 8 – 15, 2021

Banknote forecasting with big data tools on the rise – ¾ of central bank currency departments yet to use big data ($)

Canada – Archeologists find rare 520-year-old English coin in Newfoundland

Canada – don’t bet on the idea of a completely cashless society

Cash in, fraud out: Criminals target bitcoin ATMs as crypto popularity surges

‘Future of Money’ economist says the end of cash is coming—here’s what could replace it.

Future of Money

Half of central banks quarantined banknotes during the pandemic – But only 37% ran a study relating to Covid-19 and banknotes

High denomination banknotes have longer lifespans ($)

India – economy likely to remain cash dependent for many years to come

Liberia – new L$100 banknote

Mexico – cashless payments.

Netherlands – Cash Processing Solutions awarded Framework Agreement for the supply of multiple High-Speed Banknote Sorting machines by the De Nederlandsche Bank

Netherlands – The Future of Cash

Nigeria – CBN says circulation of fake currency dropped by 20.8% in 2020

Rwanda – banknote history

Saudi Arabia – banknote history

Scotland – banknote history

South Sudan arrests suspect who had counterfeit money machines

Spain – counterfeit euros, online, arrests

Sweden – Bank may have to destroy fortune left in banknotes

Syria – new banknote

Thailand – counterfeit US$100s made with offset printing

UK – cash acceptance within SMEs

UK – money & the Bank of England, podcast

UK – Retailers cautioned against dismissing cash transactions

US – on collecting rare, higher denomination US banknotes

US – rare & valuable dimes

Venezuela – artist brings new value to discarded banknotes

November 1 – 8, 2021

Azerbaijan – commemorative banknotes & coins

Cash recycling for the individual, & the community

Cash usage & the underground economy.

Currency managers fighting counterfeits with new security features ($)

Digital money is a strong challenger to traditional coins & currency

Diversity & inclusion in US currency

IMF – 2021 Financial Access Survey Results

India – Consumer Payment Choice & the Heterogeneous Impact of India’s Demonetization.

India – 5 years since demonetisation, cash rules India more than ever – Record cash in economy, digital payments displace credit cards

India – AGS betting on cash-recycling machines, files papers for Rs 800cr IPO

Japan – fake 10,000 yen banknotes

Japan – new 500 yen coins

Lebanese carry ‘worthless’ stacks of cash after currency crash

Nepal – new notes

Netherlands – the future of cash

Nigeria – CBN Currency Operation Annual Report for 2020

Nigeria – CBN disposed N698,480.00 million worth of unfit banknotes in 2020

Nigeria – banks shutdown 649 ATMs in 2020

Philippines – BSP: No shortage of banknotes during Christmas season

Philippines – P480,000 worth of fake banknotes seized

Philippines – counterfeits

Philippines – From abaca to polymer

Raised ink is the main banknote feature for the visually impaired ($)

Romania – banking history

Russia – banknote history

Rwanda – cashless payments & financial inclusion

Saudi Arabia – ATM cash withdrawals declining

South Sudan – 14 arrested with $90m in fake US dollars & 400k fake Sudanese pounds

Switzerland – toward cashless

Thailand – counterfeiters selling fake US$100s on Facebook

Thailand – fake US dollars

UK – Largest Anglo-Saxon gold coin hoard found in Norfolk

UK – Norwich Castle Museum looks to acquire largest ever hoard of gold coins

US – coin shortage

US – FBI Warns of Fraudulent Schemes Leveraging Cryptocurrency ATMs & QR Codes to Facilitate Payment

US – new note series awaits appointment of new US Treasurer

Vietnam – toward cashless

Why are there so many banknotes in circulation