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 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 ...

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 ...

Crumpled, grubby bank notes could soon be on their way out in the UK, according to the Bank of England. By 2016, the UK will be switching its £5 and £10 bills to polymer bank notes as they’re more ...

LONDON (Reuters) - British banknotes will get a tough new makeover from 2016 when plastic replaces the traditional paper, enabling them to survive accidental spins in the washing machine, the Bank of ...

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 ...