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John Winchcombe

24 Aug. 2021

2 min read

CBDC Conferences Gather Momentum

Following the Digital Monetary Institute’s (DMI) CBDC conference in April this year and the announcement of ‘The CBDC Conference’ 3-6 October 2021, there is now a rush to hold CBDC dedicated events.

CBDC Events

John Winchcombe

24 Aug. 2021

4 min read

ESTA Reports on Own Vision for Cash

As an initial member of the European Retail Payment Board (ERPB) working group, the European Security and Transport Association (ESTA), supported by other organisations, sought to foster debate on a number of issues relevant to ‘obstacles to cash acceptance’, a topic being investigated by the ERPB and about which it had issued a questionnaire.

Cash Usage Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

24 Aug. 2021

4 min read

Overview of the Carbon Footprint of Cash in the UK

LINK, who run the UK’s main shared interbank network of cash machines, has commissioned a report to look at how the UK’s cash distribution industry can reduce its carbon footprint.

Cash Management CIT Free Free

John Winchcombe

24 Aug. 2021

5 min read

Changing Cash in Circulation in Italy

The Banca d’Italia (BdI) issued a technical paper in July analysing 20 years of cash data to understand cash circulation, important to a central bank for planning cash production and its monetary policy implementation framework.

Cash in Circulation Country Profile

John Winchcombe

24 Aug. 2021

4 min read

News in Brief

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has gone public encouraging people to use coins and to return them into the cash cycle. After the coin hiatus last year, which saw the formation of the Coin Taskforce and limits on the issue of coins to retailers and institutions, the situation had eased with the limits lifted and normal service resuming.

ATMs Bank Branch Coins

John Winchcombe

10 Aug. 2021

3 min read

Digital Payments - and the Last Mile to the Unbanked

The Federal Reserve Board (FRB) of Atlanta has published an article by Oz Shy, ‘Digital Currency, Digital Payments, and the ‘last mile’ to the unbanked.’ As the number of cashless locations increases, the article considers what stops people going digital and looks at policy options in response.

Bank Branch Cards Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

3 Aug. 2021

3 min read

ESTA Offer the ERPB an Alternative Perspective on Cash

The European Retail Payment Board (ERPB) issued a questionnaire about acceptance and access to cash in April 2021. In mid-April the European Secure Transportation Association (ESTA) withdrew from the ERPB working group on the basis that the ERPB’s investigation about cash usage was too narrow.

Cash Usage Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

26 July 2021

7 min read

Modelling Future Cash Transaction Volumes

In September 2020 Reconnaissance Consulting Group was asked to consider what would happen to cash at a future moment where the world economy and society had re-opened living with COVID.

Cash Usage Data Analytics Free Free

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

2 min read

Call for Papers for New Technical ‘Super’ Event

The Optical Document Security and Digital Document Security conferences have now been combined into one ‘super-conference’, Optical & Digital Document Security (ODDS).

Events

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

2 min read

DNB Reports on the Future of Cash Infrastructure

The Dutch National Bank (DNB) has written to the Dutch House of Representatives presenting its report, ‘The Future of Cash Infrastructure in the Netherlands’. The DNB commissioned a study from McKinsey in December last year as the basis for this report.

Country Profile Free Future of Cash Free

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

3 min read

‘Cash in Times of Turmoil’

The Bundesbank held its international cash conference in June 2021 on the topic of ‘Cash in Times of Turmoil’. The future of cash was extensively explored alongside the impact of the pandemic on cash usage and consumer behaviour.

COVID Events

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

4 min read

Financial Crime is Not Victimless

Financial crime, particularly digital financial crime, can feel victimless. The losses are factored into the fees and charges which are passed on in higher prices and the press seldom focus on the distress and stress caused to individuals faced with criminal activity.

Crime

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

2 min read

A Better Way to Measure Cash

Enryo, the payment consultancy, addressed the ‘cash paradox’ in a recent piece in Finextra.

Cash in Circulation

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

6 min read

Round-Up of CBDC News

As a reminder, CBDC announcements were made in May relating to Brazil, Georgia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Norway, Pakistan and Russia and in June to Indonesia, Korea, Mauritius, South Africa and Thailand.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

4 min read

12 Months an Editor - the Only Certainty is Change

This is a reflection on 12 months as Editor of Cash & Payment News™ (CPN), writing about the payment environment and the role of cash. With the impact of the pandemic providing the backdrop, a number of themes are evident.

Editorial

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

5 min read

Payment News

China has decided to stop cryptocurrency mining in the interests of financial stability. Mining is the process that validates cryptocurrency transactions by solving cryptographic puzzles in return for receiving newly minted coins.

Digital Payments News

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

5 min read

News in Brief

A number of states and cities in the US have implemented or are considering legislation to make cash acceptance at retailers mandatory.

ATMs CBDC News

John Winchcombe

25 July 2021

4 min read

Cash Survey Results in Switzerland and the US

Both Switzerland and the US are big users of cash. Here we report on surveys that show change is happening.

Country Profile Surveys

John Winchcombe

5 July 2021

3 min read

The Complexities of Financial Inclusion

Two articles recently cast a different light on financial inclusion. The first published by Cash Essentials and written by Manuel A. Bautista-González of Colombia University about cash in Mexico and the second published in the Irish Times. Very different stories but interesting perspectives on using less cash.

Digital Payments Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

21 June 2021

2 min read

Dutch Remain Positive about Cash

A survey carried out in February 2021 by the Dutch National Bank (DNB Cash) contained some good news for cash. In five years’ time over 70% of all age groups expect still to be using cash.

Country Profile Future of Cash

Latest News

CBDC Conferences Gather Momentum

ESTA Reports on Own Vision for Cash

Overview of the Carbon Footprint of Cash in the UK

Changing Cash in Circulation in Italy

News in Brief

Digital Payments - and the Last Mile to the Unbanked

ESTA Offer the ERPB an Alternative Perspective on Cash

Modelling Future Cash Transaction Volumes

Call for Papers for New Technical ‘Super’ Event

DNB Reports on the Future of Cash Infrastructure

‘Cash in Times of Turmoil’

Financial Crime is Not Victimless

A Better Way to Measure Cash

Round-Up of CBDC News

12 Months an Editor - the Only Certainty is Change

Payment News

News in Brief

Cash Survey Results in Switzerland and the US

The Complexities of Financial Inclusion

Dutch Remain Positive about Cash

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