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John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

4 min read

Achieving Financial Inclusion in Brazil

Brazil is doing something different around payments. It is driving increasing levels of financial inclusion using digital payments, something much talked about but seldom delivered.

Country Profile

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

3 min read

Sustainability Update

The financial industry is paying increasing attention to published Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data, driven by regulatory requirements and investor demand.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

5 min read

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Hong Kong Innovation Hub will start Project Selah in the third quarter of 2022. The project sees the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank of Israel working together, with the BIS, to test a two-tier system.

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John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

5 min read

Cloud Money – Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets

Brett Scott’s new book has just been published. It reads easily, flowing along at a great pace. The book lays out with wonderful clarity what money is, how every type of ‘money’ has become what it is from cash to CBDCs, with every variant in between, and how the financial system works and interconnects.

Editorial

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

5 min read

Sustainability

Deutsche Bank is to require from July any of its vendors with a contract over €500,000 a year to undertake a vendor sustainability rating assessment with EcoVadis, or another eligible rating agency.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

4 min read

News in Brief

A recent article by RBC demonstrated that in Canada the use of cash as a proportion of GDP decreased from 4.8% in 1961 to 2.9% in 1981. From then until about 2008/9 it held steady at about the 3% level. Since then it has risen steadily reaching 4.4% in 2021.

News

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

4 min read

CBDC Round Up

At a BIS event, the Central Bank of Chile announced that it is delaying its planned digital roll out to undertake further work on the benefits and risks.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

3 min read

CBN Issues Cash Hub Consultation

The Central Bank of Nigeria is planning to introduce Bank Neutral Cash Hubs. It has issued a consultation paper en route to issuing final guidelines, and the draft proposals lay out the CBN’s vision and intentions.

Cash Management Central Banks

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

4 min read

The Importance of Being Human

There is a belief that banking can become purely digital. During the pandemic cash usage fell and we couldn’t visit bank branches. Banks were quick to close ATMs and branches, justifying this as customer choice.

Bank Branch Editorial

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

3 min read

What Drives Cash Usage in Turkey?

The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey carried out its first ever Methods of Payment Survey in September/October 2020.

Cash Usage Country Profile Free Free

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

1 min read

Expert Forum for Sustainability

A Cash and Payments Sustainability Forum™ will be held in Edinburgh in the UK on 15-16 November. More information about the event can be found at cashandpaymentsustainabilityforum.com.

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John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

5 min read

US Payment Diary Findings 2022

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has published its diary of consumer payment choice based on its 2021 research.

Country Profile Surveys

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

3 min read

UK to Protect Access to Cash in Law

The announcement by the UK government that it will legislate in the Financial Services and Markets bill to protect cash by ensuring continued access to withdrawal and deposit facilities across the UK has led to a series of pieces in the UK’s media about cash.

Country Profile

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

8 min read

A Different Approach to CIC Forecasting

Forecasting cash in circulation (CIC) is a key activity of central banks as it is an important variable in monetary policymaking, affecting overall liquidity in the economy and guiding their currency issuance operations.

Cash in Circulation Staff Papers

John Winchcombe

7 June 2022

5 min read

Payment News

Cryptocurrencies are in a strange place. There were 18,465 cryptocurrencies as of March 2022, although perhaps only 10,363 are active. There are over 300 million users worldwide and more than 18,000 businesses now accept some form of crypto as payment.

News

John Winchcombe

4 May 2022

1 min read

Speakers Announced for the CBDC Conference 2022

The second CBDC Conference will take place 29-31 August 2022 in Frankfurt. The organiser is now publishing new speakers regularly on the conference website, www.cbdc-conference.com.

Events

John Winchcombe

4 May 2022

6 min read

Banco de México Serious About Sustainability

At the High Security Printing Latin America™ conference in March, Linda Rodríguez Casarrubias, Manager of Process Re-engineering and Development, presented the work being done by the Banco de México on sustainability.

Country Profile Sustainability

John Winchcombe

1 May 2022

5 min read

Payment News

Socash, the Singapore-based technology company with an app that connects consumers and merchants so that consumers can deposit, withdraw and make payments with cash at the point of sale in shops, has signed a definitive agreement to be bought by Nium.

News

John Winchcombe

1 May 2022

7 min read

Carbon Offsetting – What, Where, How?

Carbon offsetting is a much talked about option but poorly understood. It may feel like ‘cheating’ or not delivering genuine benefits to reduce carbon emissions. This article looks at the why and how of carbon offsetting to answer these questions.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

1 May 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

The Retail Industry Leaders Association, which represents a range of US retailers, has written to the US Treasury Department asking for help to get the public to spend their accumulated coins. The retailers are facing a shortage of coins similar to early in the pandemic.

News

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Achieving Financial Inclusion in Brazil

Sustainability Update

CBDC Round Up

Cloud Money – Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets

Sustainability

News in Brief

CBDC Round Up

CBN Issues Cash Hub Consultation

The Importance of Being Human

What Drives Cash Usage in Turkey?

Expert Forum for Sustainability

US Payment Diary Findings 2022

UK to Protect Access to Cash in Law

A Different Approach to CIC Forecasting

Payment News

Speakers Announced for the CBDC Conference 2022

Banco de México Serious About Sustainability

Payment News

Carbon Offsetting – What, Where, How?

News in Brief

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