Discarded Currency Down 14.1 pct in H1 amid Increase in Non-cash Payments

SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The amount of bills and coins discarded due to severe damage shrank 14.1 percent on-year in the first half amid increased prevalence of non-cash transactions, data showed Thursday. A total of 191.66 million damaged bills and coins were discarded in the January-June period, compared with 223.10 million tallied in [...]