OKI and Hitachi merge their ATM businesses into OH Channel Innovations, South Africa moves to white-label its 30,000-machine fleet, and cash recyclers reach the first EU bank and a Bahrain fintech. What the 2026 shift toward recycling and shared networks means for counters, sorters and equipment buyers.
Sudan sets a 31 December deadline for old 500-pound notes. The Maldives replenishes its most worn denomination. Trans-Dniester puts a QR code on a banknote. And the ECB nears its year-end euro design decision. A verified October 2026 digest of what changed in cash - and what it means for counters, sorters and detectors.
The 140th Canton Fair opened in Guangzhou on 15 October 2026 and runs through 4 November. Only Phase 1 (15-19 October) carries cash handling machinery. A distributor playbook: what is on the floor, the ten booth questions that separate a factory from a trader, and real spec checks on counters, value counters and banding machines.
