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The digitalization of money has a perverse impact on social cohesion and financial inclusion. As the scales tip further towards digital currencies, the monetary system becomes more a private good than a public one – and one that risks leaving the most vulnerable behind.

Mastercard is facing a £14 billion class action lawsuit over interchange fees, after a failed appeal was denied by the Court. If successful 46 million claimants could receive £300 each.

Will robots use cash? At first glance this question seems too silly to warrant a response.

Ukraine has managed to secure its cash supply chain despite the war with Russia. Remittances have not increased sensibly, flowing to neighboring countries where refugees have settled.

The International Mint Industry Association (IMIA) is a content and research-led association that protects inclusive, democratic, resilient and sustainable cash and coin access and acceptance.

Compared with the banknote industry, one of the defining characteristics of the mint industry is the level of cooperation between the various producers. Another has been its apparent stability. Perhaps the two are related. But whilst this stability is rapidly disappearing, the spirit of cooperation is not just alive and kicking but spreading throughout the cash community.

Across the world, cash is an ideal instrument to give donations, tips, and gifts.

Nine months after the collapse of the Facebook-led Diem stablecoin, Twitter contemplates joining the monetary space race. Could Twitter evolve into a payment or banking platform?

After record growth in 2020, global demand for banknotes has returned to a normal situation. More recently, rising inflation and increasing interest rates have been negatively impacting cash balances. More concerning is the decreasing transactional use of cash, which puts pressure on the cash infrastructure. The cash community should make the case that cash is part of a critical public infrastructure, the maintenance and development of which should be financed accordingly.

Sustainability is a hot topic.  But what does it mean for cash and for the cash community?

It is often argued digital payments are convenient. But convenient for whom? Digital payments incur costs in terms of trust, privacy, universality, freedom from commercial exploitation and the absence of discrimination.

Afghanistan has faced a severe liquidity crisis and financial collapse since the return of the Taliban in August 2021, aggravated by a shortage of banknotes. New banknotes are due to arrive from overseas.