The first £1 coins featuring King Charles III are entering circulation this week. Almost three million coins have been issued to post offices and banks across the country.more
A single ticket holder has won the £5.2 million jackpot in Wednesday’s Lotto draw. Another player scooped £1 million, and players have been urged to check their tickets and call in to claim the top prize.more
Banknotes with a face value of £78,430 have raised more than 11 times that amount for charity following a series of auctions. New £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes featuring King Charles III entered circulation in June.more
No orders for new coins intended for general circulation have been sent by the Treasury to the Royal Mint this year, the Standard can reveal, in a historic first for the UK’s money maker.more
The introduction of new banknotes featuring King Charles III's portrait has unexpectedly provided a golden opportunity for scammers to circulate fake notes. Despite these notes being rare in everyday transactions at present, an urgent warning has been issued over their potential for forgery.more
Poland does not meet all the conditions for admission to the euro zone - according to the latest report published by the European Commission. Five other EU member states that do not have a common currency also do not meet them, including Bulgaria, which planned to adopt the euro as early as 2025.more
Never before have there been so many dollar millionaires in the world with so much wealth, according to a Capgemini report published on Wednesday. The increase in wealth was primarily due to the rise in share prices.more
New banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles III have now entered circulation, but it may be some time before they are commonly seen in wallets and purses.
The new Bank of England notes will gradually replace those which are damaged, or will be issued when demand increases.more
57 percent respondents believe that Poland should not join the euro zone in the next five years. 29% of respondents expressed an affirmative opinion on this matter. respondents - according to a survey by the Pollster Research Institute for "Super Express", published in today's edition of the newspaper.more
The number of billionaires in Great Britain has fallen for the second year in a row, although the wealth of the Hinduja family, which tops the list of the richest inhabitants, has increased to a level never achieved before in its history - according to the annual ranking of "The Sunday Times Rich List".more
Support for medium and large businesses for adopting the common currency decreased slightly from 54%. up to 48 percent In turn, 42 percent is against adopting the euro - reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more
A winning of over EUR 101 million was won yesterday in the Italian Superenalotto number game at the Naples collector's office. This is the award for the "six" - the first this year.more
In mBank, as of 3 April, 5 PLN will be charged for cash withdrawals from foreign ATMs and Euronet, and from the ATM of its own network - a commission for withdrawals below 300 PLN. Free will cease to be Blik and withdrawal in a shop checkout, writes today's "Gazeta Wyborcza".more
Despite the development of new forms of payment, money in the currently known form - banknotes and coins - still has a future and will not disappear in the foreseeable time - says Jennifer Adam, curator of the exhibition "The Future of Money", which opened on Wednesday at the Bank of England Museum in London.more
A record jackpot of 64.59 million Swiss francs was won Saturday in Switzerland by a lucky single ticket-holder, Swiss Lotto said in a statement. The winning ticket was held by a person in the German- or Italian-speaking part of Switzerland, it said, without elaborating.more
The Royal Mint has unveiled a new collectable coin featuring the late pop star George Michael. Michael, who grew up in Hertfordshire, formed Wham! with fellow Bushey Meads School pupil Andrew Ridgeley.more
Banknotes featuring the portrait of King Charles will enter circulation in Britain from June 5, the Bank of England said on Wednesday, more than a year after unveiling their design.more
From January 1, 2024, the minimum wage will be PLN 4,242 gross, and from July 1 it will be PLN 4,300 gross - reminds the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy.more
Post Offices saw a record high for personal cash withdrawals on a single day on Friday 22 December, the group said. It said that £62m was withdrawn as many did last minute shopping and readied cash gifts for Christmas day.more
Commemorative coins celebrating Sir Winston Churchill, Buckingham Palace and the RNLI have been unveiled by the Royal Mint among five new designs to appear in 2024. The designs will celebrate some key events and anniversaries, the Mint said.more
Friday is set to be the busiest day of 2023 for cash machine withdrawals, cash access and ATM network Link predicts.
Link said that, with a four-day break ahead, comprised of the two weekend days followed by two bank holidays, ATM use is expected to peak on Friday – the last working day before Christmas for many people.more
Law will also mandate banks and ATM operators to ensure cash machines are evenly spread throughout the country and adequately maintained and stocked
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