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John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

2 min read

Digital and Print Interaction Papers at ODDS

The agenda of the Optical and Digital Document Security (ODDS) conference reflects increasing interest in getting cash to interact with smartphones and other devices. Four papers consider new approaches in this area.

Events

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

2 min read

Partial Data on Declining Cash Payments in Europe

Finance.ua, a Ukrainian financial media organisation, posted cash usage rates for Europe in 2019 based on Statista data and then compared it with a smaller selection of countries in 2020 and then 2021.

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

1 min read

CBDC Conference 2022

The CBDC Conference will take place in Frankfurt 29-31 August 2022. Registration is open and there is a super saver 25% discount rate for those who register by 30 April – www.cbdc-conference.com.

CBDC Events

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

7 min read

The UK’s Path to Digital Inclusion

A recent webinar organised by Enryo, an independent consultancy, invited four experts to consider digital inclusion. Speakers addressed how to overcome the very real problem of proving identity and what needs to be done to accelerate digital inclusion.

Cash Usage Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

A new agreement has been signed between the UK’s Post Office and 30 banks and building societies to allow customers to continue to access basic banking services in post offices.

News

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

4 min read

CBDC Round-Up

The Beijing Winter Olympics has seen a third payment option be used at an Olympic Games for the first time since 1986 (when Visa got became the exclusive payment service provider alongside cash).

CBDC

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

5 min read

Payment News

In 2020 Apple bought Mobeewave, a start-up working to enable contactless payments using smart phones. Bloomberg has reported that Apple will allow small businesses to use iPhones to accept payments ‘in the coming months’.

News

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

2 min read

The Truth Behind the Cashless Headlines

A recent post highlighted how misleading the constant stream of headlines about a cashless society is. Going cashless makes for wonderfully shocking, attention-grabbing headlines.

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

3 min read

Survey of Swiss Companies on Payment Methods

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) conducted a survey of 2,000 companies in the summer of 2021, representative of every industrial sector and region of Switzerland.

Surveys

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

5 min read

Access to Cash: a European Perspective

Cash Essentials recently ran the first in a series of ‘Cash Talks’ looking at access to cash with reports from AGE Platform Europe, the European Retail Payment Board (ERPB), the Dutch National Bank (DNB) and LINK.

Events

John Winchcombe

22 Feb. 2022

4 min read

Book Review: Shades of Sovereignty

For the first time in two centuries, since the establishment of central banks began, the definition of money is being reviewed. In that context Paul Wilson’s book – ‘Shades of Sovereignty: Money and the Making of the State’ – is a useful read.

Editorial

John Winchcombe

10 Feb. 2022

4 min read

Japan’s Paradox of Banknotes

While cash transactions in Japan have been declining for some time, albeit from a high base, the reduction in opportunities to pay in cash and the increased use of ‘stay at home consumption’ during the pandemic has accelerated this decline. At the same time the ratio of banknotes to GDP has risen very significantly.

Cash Usage Country Profile

John Winchcombe

10 Feb. 2022

3 min read

Taking the Mystery Out of AI in Cash Management

Artificial Intelligence (AI) needs explanation if it is to be more than a buzz word. A recent article in the Asian Cash Management Association (ACMA) journal by Joep Van den Brink from PlanFocus Software threw some light on it in the context of cash management.

Cash Management

John Winchcombe

9 Feb. 2022

6 min read

A Focus on Stablecoins Today and Their Future Potential

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has published a paper on the growth potential and impact on banking of stablecoins. The paper explores what stablecoins are, their risks and their possible uses, including a look at the future.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

4 Feb. 2022

5 min read

Lord’s Sceptical about CBDCs

The UK’s second parliamentary chamber, the House of Lords, has reviewed the work of the Bank of England and Her Majesty’s Treasury Taskforce that is working on the potential for introducing a retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the UK.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

28 Jan. 2022

4 min read

CBDC News

The Banque de France, the Swiss National Bank and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub have completed a cross-border wholesale CBDC experiment. Known as Project Jura, the experiment used tokenised assets on a distributed ledger (DLT) platform to settle cross-border transactions.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

28 Jan. 2022

4 min read

Shoe Leather Costs of Cash Withdrawals in Canada

The Bank of Canada wanted to understand the impact on cash withdrawals if people had to pay more to access cash. Staff working paper 202128 considers this question.

Cash Usage Country Profile

John Winchcombe

28 Jan. 2022

2 min read

Full Steam Ahead for Banknote & Currency Conference in February

The Banknote & Currency Conference will take place, in person, on 21-24 February in Washington DC. Four weeks prior to the event, overall attendance matches the same stage prior to the 2019 Currency Conference, with particularly strong numbers of central banks and printworks.

Events

John Winchcombe

28 Jan. 2022

3 min read

The Risks of Digital Payment Crime

Four recent stories about digital payment crime highlight the changing profile of financial crime from payment cards to cryptocurrencies.

Crime

John Winchcombe

28 Jan. 2022

3 min read

The Political Economy of Central Bank Independence

Seigniorage income has long been a central bank source of finance which, if allowed to be retained, means central banks do not require direct funding from the government of the day in their country.

Central Banks Free Free

Latest News

Digital and Print Interaction Papers at ODDS

Partial Data on Declining Cash Payments in Europe

CBDC Conference 2022

The UK’s Path to Digital Inclusion

News in Brief

CBDC Round-Up

Payment News

The Truth Behind the Cashless Headlines

Survey of Swiss Companies on Payment Methods

Access to Cash: a European Perspective

Book Review: Shades of Sovereignty

Japan’s Paradox of Banknotes

Taking the Mystery Out of AI in Cash Management

A Focus on Stablecoins Today and Their Future Potential

Lord’s Sceptical about CBDCs

CBDC News

Shoe Leather Costs of Cash Withdrawals in Canada

Full Steam Ahead for Banknote & Currency Conference in February

The Risks of Digital Payment Crime

The Political Economy of Central Bank Independence

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