Cash is the first step of financial inclusion

Unlike what Bill Gates claims, cash is much more cost-effective than poultry for poverty relief programs.

India is not ready to go cashless despite the government's push to do so. Infrastructure is not up-to-speed, a large portion of the population is either unbanked or illiterate or both and it's a luxury to have internet access at home in rural areas.

Cash usage is not declining, as many media across the world like to claim. Hard data proves in fact the opposite: that cash usage is growing and that millennials are quite fond of it.

In 2011, Nigeria announced its desire to move to a cashless society, the first step being to encourage people to open bank accounts. Yet, the initiative is struggling as the infrastructure fails to meet the needs.

New Zealand identified the benefits of having access to multiple payment methods, including cash, and will therefore not switch to cashless anytime soon.

The Governor of French Central Bank warned against the risks associated with payments innovation.

Coins play an important role in donations to charities.

The continuing cash shortage in Zimbabwe is having adverse effects on people's health.

Syrian refugees are handed off cash cards instead of aid-in-kind by some organizations in order to help them have their freedom of choice and dignity back.

E-cash service enables Cambodian people to send money to their unbanked relatives via their mobile phones.