Counting On Currency’s Cash Per Diem – September-October 2015 Links
06 October, 2015
Counting On Currency’s Cash Per Diem – September-October 2015 Links
October 5 – 10 2015
Cambodia – moving from the dollar to the riel?
Capgemini – world payments report 2015
CoinWeek – the last coins of the Holy Roman Empire
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank – new coin
India – ATM cash loaders swindling the system in Mumbai
India – on producing coin banks for the national mint
India – Romanian nationals wanted for ATM skimming in the UK & Chile arrested in Mumbai
KAL – why the war on cash is doomed to fail
Kenya & Africa – M-Pesa coverage
Pakistan – counterfeits & currency processing/inspection
Philippines – BSP on the circulation of old-style banknotes
Sweden – small town cash/ATM access
UK – Bank of England – automatic banknote handling machine tests
UK – on contactless payments on TfL, videos
UK – on using Northern Ireland banknotes in England
US – counterfeiter who helped sink the Confederacy
US – on the aversion toward dollar coins
US – Supreme Court will not review Wells Fargo ATM patent dispute
Wincor Nixdorf – management changes
September 27 – October 4 2015
ATM Marketplace – paper – ATM & Mobile 101
ATM Security Association & Intralinks
Bangladesh – banks & counterfeits
China – banknote counter market
CoinWorld – world’s mints going high-tech
Economist – cash is still king in the world
Global Banking Alliance – women & financial inclusion
Guyana – Colombian national gets 10 years for stealing $3m via counterfeit cards
HBS Working Knowledge – 6 lessons from mobile money ventures in developing countries
Hidden rocks in a cashless society
India – faulty cash deposit machines accepting counterfeits
India – RBI promoting card use
India – the prospects for mobile banking in 2022
India – US$1 million notes that are not genuine, obviously
Indonesia – counterfeits in Jakarta
Kenya – buying government bonds via mobile phones & M-Pesa
Kenya – the oldest coin ever found in the country
Kuwait – 1994 issue of banknotes no longer legal tender
Oman – evolution of the currency
Pakistan – ISIS may attack the country with sleeper cells & counterfeit money
Russia – hackers throw Molotov cocktails at security firm that exposed ATM malware
Turkey – counterfeits bound for Germany seized in Istanbul
UK – half of Brits have no idea who is on their banknotes
UK – raging about broken cash machines
UK – time to scrap the 1p & 2p coins?
USA Technologies – NFC on 100,000 vending machines
US – BEP currency production through August 2015
US – the huge diversity of banknotes before the Civil War
US – what was cash handling like in the 19th century
US/Florida – $2m in counterfeits at Miami International Airport
US/Minnesota – TCF expands ATM fleet
US/New York – cash displays in NYC
Venezuela – largest denomination banknote now worth US$0.12
Why do some coins have notched edges?
Wincor Nixdorf – new counter software
September 20 – 26 2015
ATM malware that has cracked chip cards
Australia – toward cashless by 2022, per Westpac
Bangladesh – India currency counterfeits seized
Book – 100 Greatest Women on Coins
CetoLogic – management changes
China – counterfeit banknote factory busted
Coins – on the demand for government-minted coins
Czech Republic – counterfeit US$100s
ebook – the august of money – the quest for a cashless society
Ethiopia – need for higher denomination banknotes
Europe – new E20 banknotes coming
FDIC & Operation ChokePoint – report
GRG – selling Australian ATM business
India – new banknotes have braille features
India – new banknotes with enhanced security features
Liberty Reserve founder loses bid to dismiss federal indictment
Moving toward cashless payments is bad news for criminals
Pakistan – payments & financial inclusion
South Africa – cash depot robbery in Capetown
Thailand – Romanian ATM skimmers arrested
Thailand – Ukrainian national arrested with counterfeit cards
UK – BoE economist speculates about the demise of cash
US – Israeli leader of counterfeiting ring gets 15 year sentence
US – putting women on US currency, discussion of candidates
US/Minnesota – motion picture money being used as counterfeits
US/Pennsylvania – 18 months in jail for 62 counterfeit cards
Will the decline of coins hinder charities?
World Economic Forum – technology tipping points & societal impact
WSJ – 100 greatest women on coins
Zimbabwe – is it time to restore the national currency?
September 12 – 19 2015
Applied DNA Sciences, Patronus Systems & cash handling security
Applied DNA Sciences – SmokeCloak fog security solutions
AtlasObscura – the history of American credit cards
ATM Security Association issues report
Australia – RBA – why we shred A$1m in banknotes every hour
Banks testing pre-staging to accelerate line speed at ATMs & in branches
Bottomline – paper – the risks associated with using checks
Cummins Allison – protect your profits from counterfeiters
Diebold – site sentry technology
Fiserv & Accel Debit Network & cardless ATMs
Greece – ancient coin profiles
India – homegrown technology for currency printing
India – Rs500 notes most in demand
India – the germs on coins, study
Kenya – bill payment functionality on M-Pesa
KrebsonSecurity – who is behind the bluetooth skimming in Mexico
Malta – cash handling training for retail cashiers
Mexico – bluetooth skimmers & ATMs
NCR – mobile payments won’t influence cash demand
NCR & Nationwide Building Society
Nigeria – CBN issues new ATM rules
Oman – G&D seminar on counterfeiting & Omani banknotes
Philippines – considering shift to multi-ply coins
Scotland – banknote engraver snuck his name onto millions of notes in the 1950s & 1960s
Slate – podcast – understanding Venmo & PayPal
South Africa – trial begins in 2012 cash depot raid
Turkey – new ATM produced domestically
UK – Bank of England – framework for testing automatic banknote handling machines
UK – Bank of England article – how has cash usage evolved in recent decades
UK – 1/2 of UK banknotes are abroad or used in the black market
UK – Queen Elizabeth II on coins, through the decades
US – Mint production through August 2015
US – rarest half dollar of the Philadelphia Mint
US – some women who have appeared on US money
US/Florida – when treasure hunting is the family business
US/Illinois – virtual tickets on smartphones for Chicago mass transit