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Filtered by COVID — 25 articles

John Winchcombe

4 Jan. 2021

5 min read

News in Brief

Allied Universal has offered 245 pence in cash for each G4S plc share and agreement on the terms of the offer have been reached. This values the company at £3.8 billion, representing a premium of about 68% to the closing price of G4S shares on 11 September 2020, and an 11% premium to the highest closing price in the previous year. GardaWorld had offered 235 pence per share, some 4% less. G4S Directors intend unanimously to recommend that their shareholders accept the offer.

Commercial Banks COVID Digital Payments

John Winchcombe

4 Jan. 2021

4 min read

YouGov and the Impact of COVID on Cash

YouGov have carried out a survey in 21 countries asking about payments in the pandemic, which provides an interesting snapshot on the relative impact of COVID-19 on cash usage around the world.

Cash Usage COVID

John Winchcombe

4 Jan. 2021

4 min read

ECB Emphasises the Importance of Cash

The European Central Bank (ECB) has published the results of a major study into the payment attitudes of consumers in the euro area (SPACE) and compared it with a similar 2016 study (the SUCH study on the payment attitudes of consumers in the euro area). It also published results of another large scale interim 2020 survey, the impact of the pandemic on cash trends (IMPACT) survey.

Central Banks COVID Surveys

John Winchcombe

4 Jan. 2021

4 min read

The Cash ‘Paradox’

In its latest Quarterly Bulletin, the Bank of England published an article ‘Cash in the time of COVID’. The article seeks to explain what it referred to as the cash ‘paradox’, that cash in circulation is up while cash transaction volumes are down, which has been brought into sharp relief during the pandemic.

Cash in Circulation COVID

John Winchcombe

22 Dec. 2020

2 min read

US COVID Results in More Cash

David Lott of the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta gave an interview to ATM Market Place based on their 2019 consumer survey and some additional surveys carried out this year, as well as their normal cash processing role.

Country Profile COVID

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News in Brief

YouGov and the Impact of COVID on Cash

ECB Emphasises the Importance of Cash

The Cash ‘Paradox’

US COVID Results in More Cash

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