Old paper five pound notes will no longer be legal tender after Friday and people will have until the end of the day to spend them. Around 150 million of the Bank of England (BoE (Shenzhen: 000725.SZ ...

HSBC Holdings PLC has launched a test designed to encourage more ATM operators to stock 5-pound notes in their cash machines, a spokesperson for the Bank of England, the backer of the effort, tells ...

LONDON - When it released a new 5-pound note in September, the Bank of England said the new polymer bills were stronger, safer and better for the environment. One thing they are not, it turns out, is ...

BBA responds to Bank of England on distribution of new five pound notes. Mrs Angela Knight CBE, Chief Executive of the British Bankers’ Association, said: "We were surprised to hear the Governor's ...

People are being encouraged to check their wallets for an "extremely rare" and valuable £5 note that could be worth a staggering £50,000. These special fivers feature a tiny etching of renowned author ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday it would keep using trace amounts of animal fat to make new plastic banknotes, as it would cost about 80 million pounds to switch back to paper ...

If you’re going to pay for that cup of Earl Grey tea (hot!) in Brixton, why not use Luol Deng? You can, because Luol Deng’s face has been added to a special “complementary currency” in Brixton, ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Once hovering on the brink of being classified as an endangered species, the humble five pound note is back with a vengeance. Britons are using 10 times more "fivers" than they were ...