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John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

10 min read

Sustainability Takes Centre Stage

If you were not in Edinburgh for the Cash & Payments Sustainability Forum™ you missed something special, the first ever event dedicated to sustainability for this industry.

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John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

2 min read

Study Launched to Research Payment GHG Emissions

The Mint Directors’ Working Group (MDWG) spoke at the Coin Conference about new research commissioned into the environmental impact of cash compared with digital payments.

Data Analytics Sustainability

John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

3 min read

Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions on Cash Innovation & Sustainability

A newly issued Cash Innovation whitepaper by Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions takes a deeper look at why change and innovation are actually required in the way cash is organised and managed in society, while defining the problems that need to be fixed and how to fix them.

Cash in Circulation Staff Papers

John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

5 min read

Payment News

Just as open banking is allowing OneBanx to offer shared bank branches, a UK start-up is using it to offer merchants and alternative to Visa and Mastercard’s debit card payments. Atoa Payments has raised $2.2 million in a pre-seed funding round.

News

John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

5 min read

G+D’s Journey to CBDCs

Tanja Heßdörfer was interviewed at the CBDC conference in August for this article. Tanja is Head of Sales and Business Development, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC)s, at Giesecke+Devrient (G+D).

CBDC

John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

Deutsche Bank research analyst Marion Laboure has written a paper, ‘Future Payments: Towards the End of Cash?’ following on from her 2020 piece on the same subject.

News

John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

5 min read

CBDC Round Up

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Digital Financial Cooperative Research Centre (DFCRC) have issued a white paper on CBDCs.

CBDC Digital CN

John Winchcombe

6 Dec. 2022

3 min read

Profitability of Payments in the Netherlands

The Dutch Payments Association has issued a report, ‘Study into the Costs and Revenues of Payment Services for Financial Institutions 2021’.

Country Profile

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

John Winchcombe

4 Nov. 2022

5 min read

Payment News

Just as the Federal Reserve is introducing new guidelines on card routing to increase competition, a campaign has started in the UK to get card fees reduced.

News

John Winchcombe

4 Nov. 2022

4 min read

How Profitable are Credit Cards?

In 2019, 75% of US households had at least one general purpose credit card. Revolving consumer credit at the end of 2021 was over $1 trillion.

Cards

John Winchcombe

4 Nov. 2022

5 min read

News in Brief

The European Central Bank (ECB) has carried out a survey of cash use by businesses in the euro area. The survey was based on over 10,000 interviews and the analysis concentrated on businesses with the most interaction with consumers.

News

John Winchcombe

4 Nov. 2022

5 min read

The Challenge of Greenwashing

Danmarks Nationalbank has issued a paper ‘Corporate CO2 communication is Not Associated with Fewer Emissions’. In the paper, annual reports of 141 large European companies were analysed to compare their communications about CO2 equivalent emissions with past, present and future developments in emissions.

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John Winchcombe

4 Nov. 2022

5 min read

CBDC Round Up

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub have been working on Project Aurum.

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John Winchcombe

4 Nov. 2022

4 min read

Spain’s Pro-Cash Platform Makes a Difference

Denaria Platform is a Spanish association established to support payment choice through the maintenance of cash. It is working to ensure society is aware just how important cash is both economically and for financial and social inclusion.

Country Profile

John Winchcombe

3 Oct. 2022

6 min read

CBDCs: An Insurance Policy or a Necessity?

The Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) conference took place at the very end of August in Frankfurt, the first CBDC conference in person, reflecting just how new CBDCs are.

CBDC Digital CN Events

John Winchcombe

2 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Secure Innovation Uses Satellites for Cash Protection

Intelligent cash protection and custom control solutions provider Spinnaker International has rebranded to Secure Innovation.

Cash Management

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

John Winchcombe

2 Oct. 2022

2 min read

Payment Changes Become Law in Fiji

Fijians stand to benefit from important regulatory changes that will make everyday bank transactions easier, helping boost financial inclusion while supporting financial stability and economic activity, says the Reserve Bank of Fiji.

Country Profile

John Winchcombe

2 Oct. 2022

4 min read

News in Brief

The US Department of the Treasury has issued a report, ‘The Future of Money and Payments’. The report was requested by the President in the context of fast-moving changes to the US system of money and payments.

News

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Sustainability Takes Centre Stage

Study Launched to Research Payment GHG Emissions

Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions on Cash Innovation & Sustainability

Payment News

G+D’s Journey to CBDCs

News in Brief

CBDC Round Up

Profitability of Payments in the Netherlands

Understanding Cash as a Store of Value

Payment News

How Profitable are Credit Cards?

News in Brief

The Challenge of Greenwashing

CBDC Round Up

Spain’s Pro-Cash Platform Makes a Difference

CBDCs: An Insurance Policy or a Necessity?

Secure Innovation Uses Satellites for Cash Protection

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

Payment Changes Become Law in Fiji

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