This Bank Knows How to Improvise

I'm always looking for articles or short pieces on how companies get outside the box and adapt to doing business in new ways. I found the following in this morning's paper....

"The 14 branches of the Tari Bunia Bank on the South Pacific island of Vanuatu act as traditional banks, but also accommodate local tribesmen by accepting tusks, woven mats, shells, giant rocks and other items for deposit into individual accounts at traditional bartered rates. Bank robberies are rare, thanks to the 'spirits and snakes' guarding the artifacts."

Wow. And I can't even get my local cafe to substitute a short stack for biscuits.