A press release by Safaricom has announced that Kenyan M-Pesa users can now send funds to recipients in Uganda thanks to a partnership with mobile operator MTN. M-Pesa is a mobile phone based money transfer service which was launched in 2007 by Vodaphone for Safaricom and Vodacom – the largest mobile telecommunication services in Kenya…
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The Bank of Israel has released the next denomination in its new banknote series, the 200 shekels banknote. Yesterday, the Bank issued a press release advising that the new 200 denomination was being distributed to the public via commercial banks, ATMs and the Israel Postal Company. It is the second denomination of the ‘Series C…
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According to online news sources, Zimbabwe has announced that it will make the Chinese yuan legal tender following confirmation that China would cancel $40 million in debts. During a statement by the country’s minister Patrick Chinamasa regarding the debt cancellation, it was advised that Zimbabwe would start using the Chinese yuan as it seeks to increase trade…
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The 200 boliviano banknote has been upgraded by the Banco Central de Bolivia, the country’s central bank. The latest upgrade of the boliviano banknote is part of the new “J” series of banknotes from Bolivia. The 200 boliviano banknote was first issued in 1987 and was last upgraded in 2005. The upgraded paper banknote includes a 4mm wide…
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has today issued the new euro 20 banknote, the latest in the second series of euro banknotes, named “Europa”. The paper banknote, which is mainly blue in colour, consists of new and up-to-date security features to help combat the use of counterfeit banknotes, including tactile features for the visually impaired,…
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China’s Central Bank will issue an upgraded 100 yuan banknote from tomorrow, Thursday the 12th November 2015. Though the note looks very similar to its predecessor, it contains various security feature upgrades to help combat counterfeiting. The Bank states there are at least seven improvements to the note’s design which, it claims, will allow cash…
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