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The IMAGINE CURRENCY photo contest is still ongoing and designer of banknote security elements, Reto Karrer, shares his tips and inspirations to help you make your unique creations possible.

CashEssentials’ ‘CashTech Forum’ brings together innovators, start-ups and scale-ups leveraging software and technology, to provide improved cash services and enhance the efficiency of the cash cycle.

As the Taliban resume their rule, Afghanistan runs out of cash and hard currency. U.S. dollar and afghani shipments have ceased, its international assets are frozen, and international aid has halted.

Monetary theory teaches that the three functions of money are a store of value, a unit of account, and a medium of exchange. This article reveals a fourth fundamental function - identification - and questions the political and social implications for private and public issuers of money.

The British public is sitting on piles of loose change worth an estimated £50 million. Along with the Charities Aid Foundation, UK Finance is asking people to consider donating some of this spare change to charity.

The IMAGINE CURRENCY photo contest invites you to create your own currency to serve the message of your choice. This highly creative exercise is particularly suited to those who are adept at the art of photomontage.

As U.S. and European troops departed, foreign currency shipments to Afghanistan stopped. As a result, Afghans face an acute cash shortage in the early weeks of the second Taliban regime.

Ghanaian authorities have been promoting digital payments well before the Covid-19 pandemic. However, currency in circulation is growing at a faster pace than digital payments.

Payments service provider Paysafe has announced the acquisition of leading CashTech company Viafintech. Meanwhile, former Viafintech shareholder Gory invests in shared bank branch startup, OneBanks. The transactions demonstrate growing investor interest in CashTech.

CashEssentials is extending its photo contest submissions until September 29. Don't miss out your chance to create your currency and win exciting prizes!

During the Covid-19 pandemic, digital payments did not overtake cash as the main payment instrument in Nigeria, despite initiatives and incentives from the banking sector and fintech firms.

An ECB study belatedly confirms that cash is safe to use despite the SARS-CoV-2 Virus. The SARS-CoV-2 virus lasts longer on stainless steel than on banknotes and euro coins. PVC and stainless steel are more likely to transfer the virus than cash.