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John Winchcombe

23 April 2026

3 min read

Realising the Promise of Stablecoins is Uncertain

Franklin Noll of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has looked at where stablecoins are held and how they are used in the financial ecosystem in a Payments System Research Briefing.

Cryptocurrency

John Winchcombe

23 April 2026

5 min read

Payment News

Reuters reports the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering new controls for high-value transactions due to a rise in digital frauds.

Payments

John Winchcombe

23 April 2026

6 min read

OMFIF, an independent think tank for central banking, economic policy and public investment, has argued that cash plays a systemic role that no digital payment instrument, no matter how sophisticated, can replicate.

News

Guillaume Lepecq

23 April 2026

5 min read

The Geopolitical Storm: How Currency Wars and Crises Are Reshaping Cash and Financial Sovereignty

As geopolitical storms reshape global finance, cash is evolving into a strategic tool for sovereignty, resilience, and trust in an era of fragmentation and digital vulnerability.

Future of Cash Resilience

Dr Tomasz Jagielinski

23 April 2026

5 min read

How Long Do Coins Last in Circulation? Considerations regarding coin life estimation and the case of US pennies

This article was first published in February’s edition of Coin & Mint News™. The issue of estimated coin life has been a subject of speculation for a long time. There are limited data and systematic studies about the life of coins. Publicly available information from world mints suggests that coins could remain in circulation for at least 25 or 30 years. There are other sources suggesting that coins could last in circulation much longer and their lifetime could even exceed 50 years.

Coins

John Winchcombe

23 April 2026

2 min read

One Month, Three Conferences

Hot on the heels of the Global Currency Forum come three more conferences.

Events

John Winchcombe

12 April 2026

5 min read

The Case for Jam-Dex, Now!

A recent article in the Jamaica Observer focuses on Jamaica’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as Jam-Dex . Unusually not only does the article argue for increased usage of the CBDC, but it gives detailed suggestions for how to do this.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

12 April 2026

3 min read

Realising the Promise of Stablecoins is Uncertain

Franklin Noll of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has looked at where stablecoins are held and how they are used in the financial ecosystem in a Payments System Research Briefing.

Digital Payments

John Winchcombe

12 April 2026

4 min read

Finding a Role for Retail CBDC

John Kiff, who writes as Kiffmeister, has written a series of papers considering the future of retail Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). He started by analysing the CBDCTracker.org database to see what has been happening to CBDC over time. His first findings were that projects are not leading to launches. Some projects have been put on the backburner and some cancelled, never getting out of the research or proof-of-concept phases. Many central banks have refocused to wholesale CBDC-backed tokenised deposits.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

5 min read

Payment News

The European Payment Initiative and the Digital Euro aim to gain European payment independence from the US payment giants.

Payments

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

4 min read

A Focus on Currency at HSP EMEA

This year’s High Security Printing (HSP) conference for the Europe, Middle East and African region was the first ever in its 22 year history to be held in the latter region, and the biggest ever – with 341 delegates, 146 organisations and 49 countries attending.

Events

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

2 min read

Travelling? Take Cash

On its 50th anniversary, the foreign exchange company Travelex has published its first Travel Money Insights Report. The good news is the headline that 69% of travellers still choose cash.

Cash Usage

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

4 min read

Global Cash Day – Reaching New Audiences

On 12 March the first Global Cash Day reached LinkedIn, and perhaps beyond, initiated by the Cash Alliance and picked up by many players in the cash ‘industry’. This article steps back to consider how we develop it to reach further to a much wider audience.

Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

4 min read

Time for New ATM Business Models

Guillaume Lepecq, Chair of Cash Essentials, and Matt Sykes, from the CPT Group, have written a paper about the business model of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs). Their conclusion? Circumstances have changed, and ATM business models need rethinking.

Access to Cash

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

5 min read

CBDC News

The US Senate has voted 89 to 10 to ban the Federal Reserve from issuing CBDCs until after 2030 as part of a bipartisan housing bill. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

4 min read

Shining a Light on Payments Fraud

Jeremy Light has published a useful summary of UK payments fraud. While every country will be different, it is interesting to see what criminals are doing and the payment risk involved.

Crime

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

5 min read

News in Brief

73.4% of voters endorsed a government proposal to guarantee the right to use cash, require the Swiss National Bank to maintain adequate supplies of notes and coins, and stipulate a nationwide vote to replace the Swiss franc with another currency.

News

John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

4 min read

When More May be Less

In 2023 in Canada digital payments accounted for 87% of total payment volume. Their uptake is only likely to rise as new ways of payment are invented. On top of open banking, faster payments, variable recurring payments, digital tokens, blockchain-based infrastructure etc. we can already see use cases build around programmability, possibly machine-to-machine payments driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) and more.

Digital Payments

Dr Wolfram Seidemann

27 March 2026

4 min read

Shaping the Future of Public Money

Technological innovation is advancing at a pace that is transforming how societies pay, transact, and interact. Changes that once unfolded over decades now occur within years, fundamentally redefining the role and nature of money. As reflected in our new white paper ‘Currency Fast Forward – Future Developments of the Currency Cycle’ (click here), one insight stands above all: the future of money will not be determined by a choice between physical and digital forms, but by their ability to coexist and reinforce one another. Across all regions, whether they rely heavily on cash, have advanced digital payment systems, or face the cash paradox of declining usage yet rising circulation, public money remains essential. It continues to serve as an anchor of trust, inclusion, and resilience.

Free Future of Cash Free

John Winchcombe

6 March 2026

5 min read

The Power of Wallets, Open Banking, Real Time Payments and QR Codes

Here we look at two revolutions going on in payments. The first, QR codes, is well underway. The second, Variable Recurring Payments, is getting going. Both build on the modern payment infrastructure of open banking, real time payments and wallets.

Digital Payments

Latest News

Realising the Promise of Stablecoins is Uncertain

Payment News

News in Brief

The Geopolitical Storm: How Currency Wars and Crises Are Reshaping Cash and Financial Sovereignty

How Long Do Coins Last in Circulation? Considerations regarding coin life estimation and the case of US pennies

One Month, Three Conferences

The Case for Jam-Dex, Now!

Realising the Promise of Stablecoins is Uncertain

Finding a Role for Retail CBDC

Payment News

A Focus on Currency at HSP EMEA

Travelling? Take Cash

Global Cash Day – Reaching New Audiences

Time for New ATM Business Models

CBDC News

Shining a Light on Payments Fraud

News in Brief

When More May be Less

Shaping the Future of Public Money

The Power of Wallets, Open Banking, Real Time Payments and QR Codes

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