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In his latest comprehensive study, former Bank of Israel Cash Department head, Mordechai Fein, explores and reveals the drivers behind people’s continuing, resolute use of cash, despite the global context of rapidly developing electronic payments.

A coalition of 51 consumer, privacy, and civil rights groups express support for legislation which would prohibit brick-and-mortar retailers from refusing to accept cash or charging consumers more for paying with cash.

Recent research undertaken by the Mint Directors' Conference and member mints has confirmed that Covid-19 has accelerated the use of digital payments - and that the move to contactless transactions has thrown the spotlight on inequalities.

The Consumer Choice in Payment Coalition (CCPC) is a U.S. group of businesses and consumer groups that have come together to advocate for consumer choice and for preserving the right of all consumers to use cash to pay for goods and services in the marketplace.

Around the globe, protestors have been marching in response to the death of George Floyd in the US and against systemic and institutional racism. It is high time for banknotes to display more ethnic diversity.

Age UK is deeply concerned that the headlong rush towards a cashless society is leaving some older people unable to pay their way. It joins a growing number of associations around the globe calling for universal access to cash.

Disaster Management Consultant and Epidemiologist, James Shepherd-Barron, shares why advising low-income societies to use contact-less electronic payments instead of cash as a Covid-19 control measure is likely to negatively affect health outcomes over the longer term.

Antony Harris of Crane Payment Innovations explains why being a Dactylochrematophobia – someone afraid of handling cash – is concerning for society and what alternatives can be looked at in facing this fear.

Groups representing the currency, ATM, transportation and security sectors call on governments, central banks, media, business and society to stand up for cash.

The Banque de France as well as the National Ombudsman have reminded merchants that refusing cash for a payment is illegal in France. In the UK, various associations increasingly speak out for cash.

Indian Bank launches a mobile ATM service for safe and accessible cash withdrawal.

The Bank for International Settlements has published a report analyzing how the pandemic has fueled public concerns that the coronavirus may be spread by cash: "Covid-19, cash, and the future of payments". The pandemic could broaden the divide in access to payment instruments and negatively impact the most vulnerable people.