EU brings new dimension to the Brixton Pound
We are pleased to announce that the Brixton Pound will working with our transnational coalition of complementary currencies – strengthening bonds between monetary innovations across Europe. With...
View ArticleEvent: Currencies say yes to recycling
Event: 18th & 19th Sept 2014, Hasselt, Belgium Next month Belgian currency pilot E-Portmonnee will host our Nantais colleagues and representatives from 6 other European cities to discuss how...
View ArticleWorkshop: Next steps for the Lewes Pound
Event: October 6th 2014, Lewes, UK Next month the New Economics Foundation will host a workshop in Lewes for SMEs and residents keen to bolster their local economy. As part of the transnational...
View ArticleBrixton Pound Announce New Electronic Payment System for 2015
CCIA partners the Brixton Pound have announced that they will be launching new electronic payment technology in 2015. “Tap and Pay” will implement contactless payment terminals for B£ businesses and...
View ArticleChristmas comes early to Brixton with Small Business Saturday
Last Saturday saw Brixton’s second Small Business Saturday – an annual event run by a grassroots campaign encouraging people to shop in local, small, independent businesses across the country. Among...
View ArticleSoNantes Announces Launch
The SoNantes community currency for the French city of Nantes will be launched in the spring of this year. The launch follows the completion of consultations with the Banque de France in December,...
View ArticleCCIA launches online database of community currencies
Community-Currency.info launches today – an online database of complementary currencies outlining the origins, aims, vocabulary and functions of both high-profile and lesser-known projects in the...
View ArticleCCIA partner Makkie opens community shop
A shop and activity centre using the community currency, the Makkie, has been opened in the Makassarsquare district of Amsterdam. The centre is highlighting the range of community currency projects...
View ArticleCCIA partner SoNantes holds conference
The initiative to launch a community currency, SoNantes, for the French city of Nantes is holding a conference at the Renaissance hotel in Brussels (19 rue du Parnasse) on 23 February 2015. The...
View ArticleNew community currency for France: SoNantes launches
On Tuesday, 28th April, 2o15, a new community currency was born, as CCIA pilot currency SoNantes announced its official launch. Speakers at the event included Johanna Roland, Mayor of Nantes and...
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