LONDON — The Bank of England (BoE) introduced its first plastic banknotes on Tuesday, with a new five pound entering circulation in England and Wales featuring World War Two leader Winston Churchill.

MANILA - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas has unveiled the designs for its new polymer or plastic banknotes featuring animals indigenous to the Philippines in place of national heroes. The BSP said it ...

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said on Wednesday it would keep using trace amounts of animal fat to make new plastic banknotes, as it would cost about 80 million pounds ($99 million) to switch ...