Retail is to take over fees for credit card purchases
Starting from 2018, paying by credit card will be free for customers. The retailers will then bear the costs, because they can no longer charge extra fees for card payments, […]
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How much money is there in the world?
A not so serious question – and a computational answer. The amount of banknotes is increasing all over the world. The love of cash is obviously as great as never […]
1 and 2 cent coins remain in circulation in Germany
In Italy the 1 and 2 cent coins will be abolished. In Germany, on the other hand, the fight against small coins, which started with an initiative on the Lower […]
New 100- and 200-Euro Banknotes to be introduced end of 2018
The Federal Bank announced, that at the end of the year 2018 a basic equipment with 100- and 200-Euro-banknotes of the new Euro-II-Series will be delivered. Already in April 2017 […]
Issuance of the new €50 banknote
– banknote with upgraded security features enters into circulation on 4/4/2017 – new €50 banknote with Europa portrait and emerald number is more resistant to counterfeiting – survey shows cash […]
Procoin strengthens international market position
Since September 2016 Procoin is operating completely independent from its former minority shareholder. In the past, we have been successful with our international partnerships. But for the future we have […]
Preparations for the new €50 banknote now started
Procoin GmbH signed the memorandum to do its best to update coin counting machines. The €50 banknote is the most widely used of all euro banknote denominations: more than eight […]
Warning – New counterfeit 500 Euro note
A counterfeit warning intended for banks and cash in transit companies. September 2015. Together with the Criminal Intelligence Service, Germany’s Bundesbank warns of the newly discovered 500 Euro banknotes with […]
Beware of trickster at ATM
New tricks by fraudsters on how customers are robbed at ATMs were presented in the HR-television show “de facto”. The case of a woman in Lünen was presented, who was […]
High increase in counterfeit euro notes. Money counting machines improve safety.
The Austrian National Bank announces currently a “massive increase in counterfeit currency”. According to an ORF Vienna report almost 10,000 counterfeit euro banknotes have already been discovered this year. An […]