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Page last updated at 13:13 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 14:13 UK

An early example of the cheque
Dying cheques mark changing times
On the 350th anniversary of the first cheque, innovation means the way we pay for things in the UK is changing.
Payment fraud: Your rights
Mobile plan for the poorest
Who signs your banknotes?

Cash machine Are our spending habits changing?
Are consumers' spending habits in the UK affected by the different way we pay for things?

A husky Pets take a bite out of savings
Claims to reimburse banknotes chewed or eaten by pets leapt in 2008, says the Bank of England.

FEATURES, VIEWS & ANALYSIS
Andrew Ibi Cash fashion
Will the way we pay change how we dress?
Credit card Fighting fraud
Tips on preventing card fraud and your rights
£5 note in a till Five - a life
The life of a fiver from production to destruction

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OTHER TOP STORIES
Deals drive mobile money services
Who wins if the coin spins away?
Card payment hopes for bridges
Consumers turning to debit cards
'Legal' bid over Scots banknotes
Developing world's text bank plan
When you last used cheques
Penniless and proud for one year
FEATURES, VIEWS & ANALYSIS
An early £5 note Time is money
How currency has changed over time
Paul Revell at Midland Coin Fair Mints meet
Are coin fairs the new investment clubs?
Monopoly board with latest mobile counter Crunch time
How the downturn is slowing a cashless future

PENNY BASICS
Cheques: Earliest recorded UK cheque dated 16 February, 1659, for £400
Cash: Payments with new technology are predicted to outstrip cash by 2015
Cards: Debit card chips can be embedded in everyday items like mobiles and watches
Shops: Some retailers prefer cash because it costs less to process

VIDEO & AUDIO REPORTS
mobile phone Could cash go out of fashion?

Andrew Bailey The man who signs your banknotes

Payment by mobile phone S Korea ready to hang up on cash

Public opinion on how to pay
HAVE YOUR SAY
One thing I like about cash - the government can't track exactly what you spend your money on
Linda, Oxford

IN PICTURES
Coin fair Fun of the coin fair
Midland Coin Fair where hobbyists and investors meet

Banknotes Good as gold
How to piece together a damaged note

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