The Bank of England is moving closer to ditching paper pounds and following Australia and Canada into switching to plastic banknotes instead. The central bank said on Tuesday it would ask the public ...

Plastic bank notes have hit the streets of England and Wales for the first time. Made from a thin, flexible polymer material, the note was officially made available to the public today. It will ...

The Bank of England has confirmed its plan to issue plastic banknotes beginning in 2016, and has launched a public roadshow to gauge public opinion before coming to a final decision in December. The ...

England will transition to plastic notes beginning in 2016. Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve has shunned the more secure substrate. It's a good thing England is on the metric system -- the Pound ...

The plastic fiver enters circulation today with the Bank of England promising the new note will be a stronger and more secure upgrade on its paper predecessor. What distinguishes the new Lady Godiva ...

More than 320 years of history came to an end this week as the Bank of England's new polymer £5 note entered circulation, replacing its paper predecessor. But did you know that it's not the first ...

It's a good thing England is on the metric system -- the Pound will weigh less in 2016. The Bank of England, or BoE, announced yesterday it would begin circulating new, smaller, £5 and £10 banknotes ...