Bank & $$$ Tips in Lebanon:

• You will find numerous banks in Lebanon specifically around major cities are plentiful.
• You can find ATM's at most branch locations, which accept your standard debit/credit cards.
• Cash withdrawals from ATM's usually give you the choice of either USD, or LL (Lebanese Lira).
• There are also many Curency Exchange booths around the cities, specifically on busy retail streets.
• If you want to exchange your USD for LL, remember that $1 = 1500 LL
• Many small shops/restaurants do not give you back "exact" change in LL since their coins are almost worthless.  The amount will either rounded up or down.
• Modern stores/restaurants are upgraded to computer based cash registers in which either currency, USD or LL can be used and exact change is given usually in LL. 
• Many small shops/restaurants do not accept debit or credit cards.
• Currency demominations in LL are 100,000 - 50,000 - 20,000 - 10,000 - 5,000 - 1,000 (change as stated above is hardly used but FYI they are 500 - 250 - 50)
• The size of the currency varies by denomination.  Unfortunatly the 100,000 and 50,000 do not fit our standard US wallets!