WHO WE ARE
25.0+
Million Dollars Processed
300,000+
Kilograms of Currency
100+
global partners
10+
Years in Business
our team
Scott Hutchings
Founder & CEO
Scott founded Global Coin Solutions in Toronto, Canada in 2015 utilizing his 20+ years of business experience. He grew the company to become the largest charity currency sorter/processor in the World.
QUINN RYDER
Founder & Executive Director
Quinn has spent nearly a decade establishing and developing a variety of businesses across multiple fields related to international logistics, global commerce, and supply chain management.
OUR vision
BIg things have small beginnings
Global Coin Solutions was founded in 2015 with 2 objectives in mind:
- To help as many charities as possible
- To put people to work
The more charities we help, the more money raised to support them, and the more people it takes to sort and handle the mixed foreign currency.
It really is that simple.
If your charity isn't collecting leftover foreign currency, give us a call!
Big or small, we want to help your charity too!
core values
helping charities is at the heart of everything we do
From the very start, our number one focus has been to work with charities and help raise much needed funds.
Over 90% of the foreign currency we've processed has been for charities and their initiatives.
Since 2015, Global Coin Solutions has helped raise funds for children’s charities & hospitals, homeless shelters, food banks, people with disabilities, cancer programs, and more.
We have worked with charities in Canada, the United States, and around the world.
We created an evolved version of our original "coin" logo to better represent our dedication to the charitable sector.
CORE VALUES
access to cash, sustainability, and more
GCS is heavily involved in the global cash space and has been a leading voice in the conversation surrounding the recirculation and sustainability of cash.
We've known since day one that payment choice, and access to cash are critical to a healthy economy - allowing chronically underbanked and unbanked individuals the opportunity to engage with local business and society.
We have begun partnering directly with mints, central banks, and governments around the world to solve these complex issues.
Repatriating currency;
- Increases circulation (#getcoinmoving)
- Decreases production requirements / emissions
- Supports payment choice
- Improves access to cash
- Increases the value of deposits for our charities and partners
We believe in win-win. We can meet the industries demand for sustainability, support society, and increase value for all of our stakeholders, but we can't do it alone. Join us today to be a part of a more sustainable future.
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HEAR FROM ORGANIZATIONS WE’VE HELPED
Pocket Change is Japan's largest value exchange kiosk service. With 100 locations around the country and a presence in every major airport, Pocket Change allows users to exchange foreign currency (cash and coins) for e-money, gift cards, and other forms of digital value. As a result of these collections, the company accumulates hundreds of thousands of dollars across a variety of currencies. Pocket Change first contacted GCS in 2020 to assist in the movement, processing, and deposit of USD and EUR coinage. Since then, our relationship has grown substantially, with GCS and Scott's team handling nearly all of our foreign currency needs – a number which spans 30+ currencies, across millions of dollars. "Money, in all its forms, is a sensitive commodity. Finding reliable partners had historically been incredibly challenging for us. From day 1, GCS distinguished themselves from the competition as professional, transparent, and communicative – providing thorough references, consistent updates, and consummate professionalism throughout our shipments. Our partnership has allowed us to increase our liquidity through more efficient and frequent shipments."
Kenta Matsui
In Poland, the Narodowy Bank Polski (Polish Central Bank) runs a coin recycling / recirculation program in their branches, asking the public to return their loose change. This can be exchanged for bank notes on the spot or the funds can be directly deposited into the individual’s bank account. NBP created this program as they were finding that coin was not being recirculated. There is no charge or fee to the user. As a result of this program, roughly 42kgs of mixed foreign coin from other countries was inadvertently deposited through the coin machines. NBP reached out to Global Coin Solutions in an effort to put the foreign coin to good use since it had no value sitting in a vault in Poland. Global Coin Solutions was able to help with this. The coins were collected, sorted, repatriated, and funds were then paid to a Polish charity, Towarzystwo Nasz Dom. “Thank you for your help. It let us make good use of ‘worthless’ foreign coins with benefits for kids in orphanage”.
Krzysztof
Currency for Kids is an innovative and unique method of raising much needed funds for children, youth and their families who live in vulnerable situations. This program would never have become a reality without the support and encouragement of Global Coin Solutions. Global Coin Solutions is an incredible corporate partner who truly works with charitable organizations to assist with the development and growth of low investment and high yield fund raising programs.
Dennis Ullman
Calgary Transit had been accumulating foreign coin at their coin processing centre for roughly 10 years. As with most cash handling organizations, they don’t want to dispose of cash. Even though solutions for foreign coin aren’t readily available, the hope is that one day a solution will be found. Over those 10+ years, Calgary Transit had accumulated approximately 1,300kgs (2,860lbs) of mixed foreign coin. We worked directly with the Calgary Transit cash processing team, advising them on how to package the coin for shipment and making arrangements with Air Canada Cargo to move the packaged coin from Calgary, Alberta to our office in Toronto, Ontario … a journey of 2,700kms. Once we received the shipment, we broke it into smaller batches for sorting and over the course of a few months, turned those “worthless” foreign coins into 1,000.00’s of dollars that Calgary Transit could recognize and offset their losses. “You really made it very easy for us.”
