Several banks refused the project, but a bank in Kunming, Yunnan, China, spent over three weeks reconstructing notes for a needy family, that an ill family member had torn into over 100,000 pieces.

The Bank of Canada looked into various subjects with their annual methods-of-payment survey, including cash flow, and saw an increase in the use of mobile payment apps.

Russian authorities find that toilet paper bearing the likeness of 1,000-ruble notes (which depict a saint and a church) “offends the religious feelings of believers" and is unlawful.

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Fort Worth recently staged an event for visitors to witness some of the craftsmanship and technology involved in the creation of paper money.

The latest edition of "Paper Money of the United States" will feature new elements designed to enhance the experience of collectors and researchers in the paper money realm.

A complete set of 11 first-series Qajar Dynasty remainder notes from the Imperial Bank of Persia in 1892 is a highlighted attraction in Spink's first of a two-part sale of a Persian bank note collection.

Honors for Latin American notes employing the latest advances in innovative security devices tag Suriname's $200 and $500 notes, Peru's new sole series, the twice-awarded ECCB $2 and Chile’s 281 house note.

New metical notes being issued in Mozambique since mid-June have three denominations printed on polymer substrate and three on paper, all featuring security updates and new designs.

Japan is issuing newly designed notes for the first time in 20 years, retaining some traditional styling but with updated security and enough differences to worry some vending machine companies.

An international task force produced another arrest in June, with associated seizure of fake euro notes, equipment and materials used by the counterfeiters and cryptocurrency being accepted in payment.