Cash is a public good

The Future of Cash Conference 2023 (Istanbul 6-8 November) will kick-off with a research seminar that will discuss whether cash qualifies as a public good or as a basic right, and the policy implications of this.

ATMs and bank branches have declined in South Korea since the mid-2010s. The central bank has spearheaded CashTech initiatives to improve the public’s access to cash.

Despite the proliferation of digital payments, cash is still the second most used payment instrument in the United Kingdom, as 58% of British customers use it regularly.

I attested how payment habits in France have changed during a recent visit to Paris. However, cash usage remains resilient.

A Dutch central bank report stresses that cash is especially important for people with low digital literacy, people with a specific type of disability, and people with low incomes.

A new paper proposes a novel approach to banknote demand forecasting, arguing that the traditional forecasting models used by the National Central Banks within the Eurosystem have not coped well with the series of economic shocks over the last few years.

The European Central Bank is preparing the next euro banknote series more than 20 years after the launch of the first banknotes on 1 January 2002. Europeans are invited to express preferences on shortlisted themes in a public survey open until 31 August 2023.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has approved the merger of the two largest cash in transit companies, Linfox Armaguard and Prosegur Australia. The merger will create a single cash logistics provider, operating under the Armaguard name, with an estimated market share of more than 90%.

To pursue its policy research on the future of money and the role of cash in the future monetary landscape, CashEssentials has an exciting opportunity for a Researcher in an international, interdisciplinary and impactful area.

Latest YouGov findings reveal 71% of the British public would support making it a legal requirement for businesses to accept cash.

The programme of the Future of Cash conference (Istanbul, 6-8 November), has now been published. Here are the big themes of the conference, and the relevant speakers.

The Slovakian Parliament adopted a law which will make the right to pay in cash part of the constitution.