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John Winchcombe

23 Feb. 2023

2 min read

EU Further Reduces Proposed Cash Limits

As noted in the December issue of Cash & Payment News™, the European Union has announced a set of new directives to limit the amount of cash and crypto transactions in a move, it says, that will crack down on money laundering and terrorist financing.

Cash Management Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

31 Jan. 2023

8 min read

European Cash Fundamentals on the Move

The European Central Bank (ECB) has reported on its Study on the Payment Attitudes of Consumers in the Euro Area (SPACE) 2022.

Cash Usage Studies, Reports

John Winchcombe

31 Jan. 2023

9 min read

Sweden Future Proofs Payments

Sveriges Riksbank has issued its 2022 Payments Report into the retail payments market. The report underlines the wide-ranging activities of the Riksbank to support the needs of all sectors of society when it comes to payment.

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John Winchcombe

31 Jan. 2023

3 min read

Cash Works… But It Could Work Even Better!

Cash Works… But It Could Work Even Better! This is the title of the Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions white paper on cash innovation & sustainability.

Cash in Circulation Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

31 Jan. 2023

4 min read

When is Money Real? When It Hurts to Spent It

The Dutch National Bank has issued a working paper considering the implications of moving to non-cash payment methods, if any.

Cash Usage Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

28 Dec. 2022

2 min read

The Power of Cash

Two MBA students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology wanted to give a percentage of their income in cash to impoverished people. They had studied the impact of government schemes in Mexico and Brazil and the results led them to want to take the same approach.

Cash Usage Free Free

John Winchcombe

28 Dec. 2022

6 min read

Bank of England Reports Cash Recovery

The Bank of England published in its quarterly bulleting an update on cash. The headlines were that cash has made a partial recovery.

Cash Usage Central Banks COVID

John Winchcombe

21 Dec. 2022

5 min read

Reflections on Cash

An article by Tristan Dissaux - ‘The Social Role of Money in an Age of Digitalisation' - pulls together much of the debate and thinking around the payment tension created by digitisation. As we end 2022, it is a good time to reflect on this.

Cash Usage Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

3 min read

Cash Use in Europe

Italy’s new government intends to scrap the requirement to accept electronic settlements for purchases below €30 and to raise it to €60, according to a draft of its 2023 budget recently approved by the cabinet.

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

5 min read

Understanding Cash as a Store of Value

Given how much cash is issued but held as a store of value, a paper entitled ‘Cash Money as a Saving Mode’ from Tampere University in Finland is useful and interesting.

Cash Usage Staff Papers

Martina Horakova

2 Oct. 2022

18 min read

After Leipzig: The Far-Reaching Impact of the Hessischer Rundfunk Case

In late April, Germany’s federal administrative court pronounced its judgment in the legal challenge against the Hessischer Rundfunk, a German public broadcaster, for its refusal to accept payments for an obligatory fee in euro cash.

Cash Usage

Paul Blond

2 Oct. 2022

6 min read

The Journey Towards a Less Cash Australia

Despite headline currency in circulation at near record levels, substantially less cash is being used in Australia.

Cash Usage Country Profile

John Winchcombe

31 July 2022

6 min read

New Report on The Importance of Cash in a Crisis

Professors Gerhard Rösl and Franz Seitz have written a paper in which they compare the handling of the 1929 depression, the 2008/9 recession, India’s demonetisation exercise and Greece’s experience in their sovereign debt crisis and financial challenges starting 2009 until today.

Cash Usage Staff Papers

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

5 min read

Will Less Cash Lead to Debt?

A website, Scitechdaily, has written about what they refer to as the ‘cashless’ effect, the increased willingness to buy things when physical cash does not change hands.

Cash Management Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

4 min read

Any Link Between Cash Holdings and Bitcoin Ownership?

The Bank of Canada (BOC) has issued a paper investigating the relationship of Bitcoin owners with cash. The paper is written in the context of understanding whether private digital currencies will make serious inroads into the use of cash, particularly for transactions.

Cash Usage Digital CN Staff Papers

John Winchcombe

3 July 2022

2 min read

Access to Cash in France Good (for Now)

At the Intergraf conference the Banque de France presented on the access to cash situation in France and how it has changed since 2018. The good news is that access to cash remains good throughout France. However, there are indications of change.

Cash Usage Country Profile

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

21 April 2022

2 min read

Resilient Cash in Canada

The Bank of Canada runs two ‘Cash Alternative Surveys’ in April and August each year of a representative sample of 2,500–3,500 Canadians. It combines this with data from its Bank Note Distribution System to monitor the use of cash.

Cash Usage COVID Staff Papers

John Winchcombe

29 March 2022

2 min read

The Limitations of Sovereignty

Money has a public and a private role touch on financial obligations, authority and credit. But what happens when bank accounts, credit and debit cards and even cash are disrupted by war?

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

29 March 2022

5 min read

Impact of the Use of Cash on Demand for a Retail CBDC

A new IMF paper concludes that the main influence on the demand for cash, and why demand is falling, seems to lie in the demand preferences of changing population structures. If CBDCs are issued, the demand for cash may continue to fall, but the demand for card usage may fall by even more.

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Latest News

EU Further Reduces Proposed Cash Limits

European Cash Fundamentals on the Move

Sweden Future Proofs Payments

Cash Works… But It Could Work Even Better!

When is Money Real? When It Hurts to Spent It

The Power of Cash

Bank of England Reports Cash Recovery

Reflections on Cash

Cash Use in Europe

Understanding Cash as a Store of Value

After Leipzig: The Far-Reaching Impact of the Hessischer Rundfunk Case

The Journey Towards a Less Cash Australia

New Report on The Importance of Cash in a Crisis

Will Less Cash Lead to Debt?

Any Link Between Cash Holdings and Bitcoin Ownership?

Access to Cash in France Good (for Now)

What Drives Cash Usage in Turkey?

Resilient Cash in Canada

The Limitations of Sovereignty

Impact of the Use of Cash on Demand for a Retail CBDC

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