With $100 bills often declined and digital payments on the rise, some are asking whether it’s time for higher-denomination ...

Various bacteria, yeasts and fungi have been isolated from coins worldwide. Fomites & money in the spread of ... a potential source of pathogens, and paper currency recovered from hospitals ...

As the world increasingly moves towards digital payments, the use of coins and paper notes continues ... but plenty of people still use paper money for their everyday purchases.

At some point, when Mark Patinkin accepts that coins – like flip phones – are no longer relevant, he’ll hit a bank to trade in his change for paper money. The truth is, it’s not just ...

In conclusion, laboratory experiments revealed that bacteria are able to survive on banknotes and coins, and that the potential for their transmission via money is possible. Although viruses have ...