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John Winchcombe

20 Dec. 2024

3 min read

How Low Value Transactions Across Borders are Changing Payments

While the revolution in information and communication technology, the emergence of China as a global manufacturing exporter, and the expansion of global value chains in the 1980s started a new phase of globalisation, the relatively recent rise in e-commerce and direct-to-customer sales, facilitated by online retail platforms, is leading to a new feature of international trade, namely an increase in the number of low-value transactions.

Retail

Guillaume Lepecq

20 Aug. 2024

5 min read

Paris 2024 Olympics: No Competition for Visa

As a worldwide partner to the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Visa has a monopoly on all debit, credit and mobile payments. Spectators are venting their frustration. Paradoxically, the campaign demonstrates the importance of cash in terms of inclusion, protection of privacy and resilience.

Cash Usage Retail

John Winchcombe

22 July 2024

2 min read

Who’s Who in Currency & Technology Suppliers

The last time Currency News™ (sister publication of Cash, Payment & CBDC News™), published its Directory of Currency & Technology Suppliers was 2018. The industry has changed a great deal since then with companies coming and going. The 2024 edition has now been published and is available to purchase in either a PDF or printed format.

Retail

John Winchcombe

23 Feb. 2023

6 min read

From Merchant to Consumer: a Payment Overview

The Bank of Canada (BOC) has published two survey reports in the last few months. The first was the Methods of Payment survey 2021 and the second the Merchant Acceptance Survey Pilot Study.

Cash Usage Digital Payments Retail

John Winchcombe

18 May 2021

5 min read

Access to Cash Pilots Pick Up Speed in the UK

The UK’s Post Office is not a bank and does not aspire to be one. However, it does provide essential cash services on behalf of all banks to all communities left behind when banks close. The banks still have a duty to be available for more complex products – typically now served through call centres, or video calls.

Bank Branch Retail

John Winchcombe

18 May 2021

5 min read

Payment News

A recent article in Kenya’s Star newspaper looked at why the informal transport system of ‘matatus’ (privately owned cars or minibuses acting as shared taxis) does not make use of M-Pesa wholeheartedly. It suggests two reasons.

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John Winchcombe

11 April 2021

4 min read

Retailers as Bankers

While the activity of retailers may, at first glance, appear of secondary importance to the world of payments, in today’s changing economic landscape it could have big implications, particularly when retailers of the scale of Walmart are involved and with card and payment fees rising.

Retail

John Winchcombe

11 April 2021

5 min read

News in Brief

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has reorganised to combine its cash department and its payment department.

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John Winchcombe

11 April 2021

6 min read

Diebold Nixdorf Positions Itself for the Future

In 2016 Diebold and Wincor Nixdorf joined forces to form Diebold Nixdorf, creating a company with global reach in the self-service market. Diebold Nixdorf serves retailers and retail banks providing ATM and point of sale (POS) technology and software to run and integrate the technology and behind the scenes payment platforms. It also offers management services for all these products.

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Latest News

How Low Value Transactions Across Borders are Changing Payments

Paris 2024 Olympics: No Competition for Visa

Who’s Who in Currency & Technology Suppliers

From Merchant to Consumer: a Payment Overview

Access to Cash Pilots Pick Up Speed in the UK

Payment News

Retailers as Bankers

News in Brief

Diebold Nixdorf Positions Itself for the Future

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