The present invention relates to a device for handling banknotes, comprising a transporting system (1), an infeeding and outfeeding unit (2), an identifying unit (3) as well as a first, second and so on to a last storage unit (41, 42, . . . , 4n), each one adapted to the storage of banknotes. The device is adapted to an infeed of a banknote through the infeeding and outfeeding unit (2), a transportation of the banknote by means of the transporting system (1) past the identifying unit (3), an identification of the banknote, a transportation of the banknote to a storage unit intended for the banknote according to the identification, as well as an infeed of the banknote to the intended storage unit. Particularly, it is taught that the device comprises a central control unit (5), adapted to communicate with a first local control unit (51) arranged at the first storage unit (41,) a second local control unit (52) arranged at the second storage unit (42) and so on to a last local control unit (5n) arranged at the last storage unit (4n). The central unit (5) is further adapted to communicate with a position sensor (6) as well as the identifying unit (3). The respective control unit (5, 51, 52, . . . , 5n) has a common synchronous apprehension of the position of the transporting system 1, and when the identifying unit (3) has identified a banknote, and when the position sensor (6) has indicated the position of the banknote in the transporting system (1), the central control unit (5) communicates the position of the banknote to the intended local control, unit (52), which directs the storage unit (42) associated therewith to an infeed, being independent of other units, of the banknote to the storage unit (42) when the position in the transporting system (1) reaches the intended storage unit (42).