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John Winchcombe

22 July 2024

2 min read

Central Bank Reports

In this new periodic series, we will cover in brief the news and information in various countries’ central bank annual reports as they relate to cash and payments, starting off with Ireland, Rwanda and Bhutan.

Central Banks

John Winchcombe

22 July 2024

2 min read

CBDC Conference Brings Together Central Banks, Academia and Thought Leaders

The full programme for the CBDC Conference 2024, which takes place 10-12 September in Istanbul, has now been published. The event brings together central bankers, industry experts, thought leaders, academia and policymakers to explore the world of digital currency, including CBDC, tokenised deposits, and stablecoins.

Events

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

3 min read

Payment Change in Latin America

A recent McKinsey survey in Latin America found that the number of people who said cash was their preferred payment method had halved between 2021 and 2023.

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

5 min read

News in Brief

The 2024 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice in the US found payment transactions increasing 46 per month (up seven) but cash use stable (seven per month), and therefore falling as a share of payments. Cash held as a store of value and as a backup payment instrument remained ahead of 2020 numbers.

News

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

5 min read

CBDC News

The Qatar Central Bank (QCB) is to enter a developmental phase for a CBDC for payment settlement with local and international banks.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

2 min read

Cash Visibility and Collaboration

The International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) is 20 years old this year. At the Banknote Conference in Fort Worth, Texas last month it held a session on ‘Cash Visibility and Collaboration’, which was a full house with nearly 120 people attending. Even with 77 member organisations drawn from central banks and suppliers, this turnout was exceptional.

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

5 min read

Payment News

Visa has laid out its payment plans for the future. The focus is on making payments personalised for the individual user, convenient and secure.

News

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

5 min read

Titanic Struggle Over Consumer Protection and Market Dominance

It appears that payment stakeholders in the US and UK are seeking to pass laws and take legal action to address a perceived lack of competition in the digital payment arena. In the last few weeks, there have been a series of reports detailing legislative, regulatory and court developments in this area.

Digital Payments Free Free

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

5 min read

Overview of Cash in the UK

There have been a series of press reports about cash over the last few weeks. Put them together and a story emerges of what a society going cashless looks like.

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

5 min read

Who Will Use a Digital Euro?

It is unclear whether the public and merchants will use a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to make a payment. The European Central Bank (ECB) has published a paper that explores this based on survey payment data and using a quantitative framework that estimates CBDC demand based on individuals’ preferences for the attributes of different payment options.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

5 min read

Privacy and the Digital Euro

The ECB has published a blog ‘Making the digital euro truly private’, with privacy an important concern for CBDCs. A strong focus on privacy will never convince sceptics and the realities of know your customer and anti-terror funding legislation have to be accommodated.

Digital CN

John Winchcombe

30 June 2024

4 min read

Fed Dives into Data on Demand for US Banknotes Post-COVID

In March, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System published an International Finance Discussion Paper on the demand for US banknotes at home and abroad , an important question given that the US dollar is used as a medium of exchange and store of value outside its own borders far more than any other currency.

Cash in Circulation

Matt Philipps

25 May 2024

5 min read

Sustainable Cash Operations for the Future of Banking

The payments landscape continues to shift as digital innovation introduces and shapes new customer offerings. In line with this, we all recognise that how we are using cash is evolving – but it is clear that cash is here to stay and remains an important part of the payments mix for end consumers.

Sustainability

John Winchcombe

25 May 2024

4 min read

Cash Use Stable in Canada

The Bank of Canada carries out regular Methods of Payment surveys to measure payment method adoption, use at the point of sale and perceptions about payment methods. This helps the Bank with its management of banknotes and understanding of digital currencies and may help with its work on a possible CBDC.

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

21 May 2024

5 min read

SNB: Step by Step Understanding of Wholesale CBDC

The Swiss National Bank, with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Swiss innovation hub, is running project Helvetia III, the world’s first issuance of a wholesale CBDC on a regulated third party platform to settle commercial transactions with tokenised assets.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

21 May 2024

3 min read

Cash Sustainability Forum Draws Close

A forum is a meeting where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged, and that is the aim of the Cash Sustainability Forum, providing the opportunity for all stakeholders involved in cash to meet, share, understand and learn.

Events

John Winchcombe

21 May 2024

5 min read

News in Brief

In February A$9.5 billion was withdrawn from ATMs in Australia. This figure is being used by campaigners to argue that it is Australia’s banks, rather than Australia’s people, who are driving cash out.

News

John Winchcombe

21 May 2024

5 min read

CBDC News

Sarah Breeden, Deputy Governor for Financial Stability at the Bank of England, has spoken about a discussion paper to be issued in summer 2024 on tokenised money. It will include feedback on the paper in its work on stablecoin regulation and a possible retail CBDC.

CBDC

Guillaume Lepecq

21 May 2024

5 min read

Conflicts and Geopolitics Reshape the World’s Currencies

Regional conflicts, rampant inflation, national debt crises, and the resurgence of monetary sovereignty are all contributing to the reshaping of the world’s currencies.

Cash in Circulation

John Winchcombe

21 May 2024

5 min read

Payment News

Apple has responded to an antitrust case brought in 2022 in Europe. It is offering to allow iPhone users to make contactless payments using third-party providers.

News

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Central Bank Reports

CBDC Conference Brings Together Central Banks, Academia and Thought Leaders

Payment Change in Latin America

News in Brief

CBDC News

Cash Visibility and Collaboration

Payment News

Titanic Struggle Over Consumer Protection and Market Dominance

Overview of Cash in the UK

Who Will Use a Digital Euro?

Privacy and the Digital Euro

Fed Dives into Data on Demand for US Banknotes Post-COVID

Sustainable Cash Operations for the Future of Banking

Cash Use Stable in Canada

SNB: Step by Step Understanding of Wholesale CBDC

Cash Sustainability Forum Draws Close

News in Brief

CBDC News

Conflicts and Geopolitics Reshape the World’s Currencies

Payment News

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