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Euro banknotes new signature

Christine Lagarde, new president of the European Central Bank, has added her signature to euro banknotes. Lagarde – who signed the bills at the ECB’s...
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Singapore to discontinue SGD 1,000 note

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) plans to discontinue the issuance of SGD 1,000 banknotes from 1 January 2021. MAS said in a media statement...

Where 170 million ‘red lobsters’ go to die

Ever wondered what happens to “old money”? Westpac Wire unpacks what will happen to Australia’s 170 million existing $20 banknotes when the new “red lobsters”...

Rate of fake Euro Banknotes at all time low

The rate of fake Euro banknotes was at an all-time low in 2020, according to the European Central Bank (ECB). Around 460,000 fake notes were...

Former Rolls-Royce boss now head of De La Rue

De La Rue has announced their new chief executive as the troubled banknote printer seeks to reshuffle its business to deal with a series...

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The beginnings of Keesing Technologies

Keesing was founded in 1911 as a financial archive and grew into a publishing company with multiple magazines and booklets. More than a century...