Banknotes and coins

Cash Services to credit institutions

Basic cash service

This is the cash service that the Banco de España offers to credit institutions for paying in and withdrawing euro banknotes and coins in general.

Ordinary cash service

This is the cash service that the Banco de España offers to credit institutions that have subscribed to the ''General Conditions” published on 23 November 2006 in the Official State Gazette. Subscribing to these conditions requires the entities concerned to send the Banco de España statistical information on the processing and delivery of banknotes and coins and to carry out certain controls on the authenticity and fitness of banknotes and coins put into circulation, either directly or through third parties; it also involves a number of benefits in the ordinary cash service that the receive from the Banco de España.

Any credit institutions wishing to apply for the ordinary cash service may do so using the following link:

• Procedimiento de adhesión a las cláusulas generales aplicables al servicio de caja del Banco de España para los billetes y monedas en euros.

The Banco de España has developed a software application called GDI (Gestión de disposiciones e ingresos, Payments and Withdrawals Management). This application allows credit institutions to carry out cash withdrawal requests and payment notices in advance, both of banknotes and coins, at the Banco de España branches.

In order to be able to use this service is required to adhere to it. On the following links you can find the range of services that require process of accession, as well as the procedure of accession to an electronic service of the Banco de España:

• Electronic services requiring the accession process
• Accesion to a Banco de España electronic service