Norwegian banknotes featuring Snøhetta's pixelated designs now in circulation
Norway has put new 50 and 500 kroner banknotes into circulation, featuring pixelated images of Norwegian coastlines designed by architecture studio Snøhetta. More
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"World's first design-led" bank Anna aims to attract creative businesses
A new business-banking service called Anna has launched with a design-first strategy aimed at reducing admin hassle for small UK firms. More
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Starling bank launches vertically orientated debit card
Digital-only bank Starling has launched a debit card with a vertical design to align with the way people usually make payments. More
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Arthur Analts designs honeycomb coin in tribute to Latvia
Latvian designer Arthur Analts has created a €5 coin with a tessellating honeycomb shape, to highlight the abundant natural resources of his home country. More
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Andrey Avgust reimagines US dollar bills as vertical designs
Belarusian designer Andrey Avgust has turned American banknotes 90 degrees and created graphics for the new format, in this conceptual take on the country's currency. More
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Antoine Predock's Canadian Museum for Human Rights to feature on country's bank note
Canada's central bank has selected the Canadian Museum for Human Rights, designed by US architect Antoine Predock, to feature on the country's new $10 bank note. More
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Pigzbe app aims to teach children about cryptocurrency
Children aged six and over can now own cryptocurrency using an app called Pigzbe, which functions as a digital piggy bank. More
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One Rise East designs alternatives to Royal Mint's "predictable" A to Z of Britain coins
Design agency One Rise East has created a set of 26 coins to represent an A to Z of modern-day Britain, as an alternative to the collection released by the Royal Mint. More
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David Chipperfield designs £5 coin to mark Royal Academy of Arts' 250th anniversary
British architect David Chipperfield has designed a commemorative coin to mark 250 years since the opening of the Royal Academy of Arts in London. More
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Blond creates stripped-back bank card for financial services start-up Revolut
This bank card by Blond forgoes embellishment in favour of a minimal look to provide a "premium experience" for Revolut users. More
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New Deal Design's Scrip device brings tactility to digital payments
San Francisco studio New Deal Design has devised a small copper-coloured device that allows users to make purchases by swiping its textured surface, as "a modern replacement for cash". More
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Pentagram brings Mastercard into the digital age with pared-back logo redesign
Design agency Pentagram has created a new logo and visual identity for Mastercard, the credit card company's first branding redesign in 20 years. More
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Jeremy Deller designs special-edition note for Brixton Pound
Turner Prize-winning artist Jeremy Deller has created a new limited-edition banknote for the Brixton Pound, a currency that supports south London's local economy. More
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Snøhetta graphics to feature on Norwegian banknotes
News: Norway's central bank has selected pixellated designs by Oslo design studio Snøhetta to feature on the back of the country's new banknotes. More
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Patrick Stevenson-Keating reimagines the value of currency
British designer Patrick Stevenson-Keating has reimagined the financial system to create a banking process intended to encourage users to think more about their purchases for this year's Designers in Residence programme at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More
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"Apple Pay will forever change the way we buy" says Tim Cook
News: Apple's annual conference has moved onto money, as the tech firm launches Apple Pay – a mobile payments system that will allow users to buy goods with their phone in shops and online. More
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UK's Royal Mint reveals 12-sided £1 coin
News: the UK's Royal Mint has unveiled a revised £1 coin with 12 sides, which it hopes will make the currency harder to forge. More
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US Mint produces domed coins
News: the United States Mint has produced its first contact lens-shaped coins to commemorate 75 years of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. More
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Fictional bridges on Euro banknotes constructed in the Netherlands
News: the fictional bridges depicted on Euro banknotes have been been transformed into reality at a new housing development near Rotterdam. More
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"Money acts as a piece of national pageantry"
Opinion: as the Bank of England unveils the design of its new £5 note, Sam Jacob ponders the historic and cultural symbolism of money in this week's opinion column. More