24 February 2015 A brief history of the pound In 2017 The Royal Mint will introduce a new twelve-sided £1 coin, replacing the current £1 which has been in...
1 December 2014 Journey of a £20 note Every day, millions of people draw cash out of an ATM without a second thought as to how the notes...
12 November 2014 Vaultex named Best Supplier by The Royal Mint New coin extraction process saves Treasury and Taxpayer £25m Vaultex, the UK’s leading cash processor, has received three awards from...
25 June 2014 Annual Report 2012/13 2012/13 has been a pivotal year for Vaultex. Despite operating in a relatively static market, we’ve managed to increase our operational note volumes...
2 June 2014 Clydesdale Go Polymer Clydesdale Bank will issue the first fully polymer banknote into British circulation in March 2015. The issue, commemorating the 125th...
28 April 2014 Houblon £50 Withdrawn The Houblon £50 note will be withdrawn from circulation on 30th April. After this date, it will only be accepted...
15 April 2014 What is Legal Tender? When is a £5 note not a £5 note? When do a hundred pennies not equal £1? These questions can...
3 April 2014 Vaultex speak at Retail Fraud Show Vaultex’s Commercial Director spoke this week at the 2014 Retail Fraud Show in London. In a joint presentation with Sameer...
20 March 2014 Victoria Cleland appointed as Chief Cashier The Bank of England has announced that Victoria Cleland is to replace Chris Salmon as Director of Banknotes and Chief...
19 March 2014 Out with the old, in with the new £1 The government has announced today that the £1 coin is to be replaced with a new ultra-secure design based on...
13 March 2014 Cutting costs in the cash cycle An extended version of this article first appeared in issue 5 of the Volumatic Stolen Knowledge publication in Q3 2013....
5 March 2014 Making a mint on a Kew Gardens 50p? This week has seen many news stories on the elusive Kew Gardens 50p piece, which despite its cupro-nickel composition has...
5 March 2014 Vaultex choose Transtrack for cash forecasting and optimisation Vaultex will be able to offer a comprehensive ATM management proposition to its customers, as well a cash optimisation solution.
Wildlife to replace historical figures on the next series of UK banknotes