Money

East Germans find real-life money tree

Walkers at a campsite in Mirow were surprised to find 50 euro notes raining down from a tree last weekend. On Friday police revealed that a huge sum of cash was hanging from one of the branches.

Money

Germans want to keep their hands on cash

Confirming conservative stereotypes, Germans have come out strongly in favour of sticking to hard cash in conducting transactions, a survey published on Thursday showed.

Police

Man finds €18,000 on street, hands it in

A 66-year-old man has been praised by police after he found €18,000 on the street and handed it in.

Money

Thousands of euros shredded by accident

Bavarian police are searching for the owner of tens of thousands of euros found shredded at a waste disposal site last Thursday.

Money

Cashpoint criminals target hundreds of ATMs

Data thieves targeting customers at cash point machines caused €8 million worth of damage in the first six months of this year, according to figures out on Wednesday.

finance

Germans hang onto cash as rest of world goes electronic

Germany's attachment to cash is under attack, with European Union encouraging people to pay with cards and even mobile phones by making it safer and easier to do so.