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B£ Pay-by-text goes live!

By brixtonpound | Published: September 30, 2011

The UK’s first electronic local currency is now live! As a customer, you can register for the system here. You will be sent an email asking you to confirm your registration with instructions about setting up your account. To start spending B£e’s in participating businesses, you will then need to transfer funds from you bank [...]

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Brixton £ goes Electric! 2nd birthday features e-currency launch and new notes

By brixtonpound | Published: September 13, 2011

Come and celebrate the launch of the UK’s first local electronic currency and unveiling of the new B£ 2nd edition notes at the Brixton Pound’s 2nd Birthday: Thursday 29th September 2011 @ The Electric (formerly The Fridge), Town Hall Parade, Brixton. 7pm – till late. To register for your free ticket to the B£ 2nd Birthday please [...]

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B£ backed by gold?

By brixtonpound | Published: May 2, 2010

The Brixton Pound featured at an Islamic Finance conference in Norwich yesterday. B£’s Josh Ryan-Collins was invited to speak about the currency to the local Muslim community who are interested in developing a complementary currency in Norwich backed, not by sterling as the B£ is, but by Gold and Silver. Gold and silver-backed currencies are [...]