Publications

Monthly shipments of euro banknotes outside the euro area remained broadly stable in 2015 and represents approximately € 180 billion.

The value of notes in circulation increased by nearly 6.2% in 2015 to $ 1,380 billion. Demand for $100 notes grew by 6.7%. Demand for $1 and $20 grew by 4.2%.

It is often maintained that a high quality of the banknotes in circulation helps the public detect counterfeits. However, there has not been any scientific evidence in support of this assertion so far. The present study is a first attempt to fill this research gap.

The report finds that the volume of cash transactions across Europe continues to increase, having previously doubled every ten years. Concurrently the proportion of all payments made by cash has fallen, with 40% of payments across the EU now made by card, electronic and digital payments.

The Reserve Bank of India published a "Concept Paper on Card Acceptance Infrastructure" and the collected data shows that ATMs are growing faster than POS terminals.

The European Money and Finance Forum held a conference to discuss the pros and cons of cash and its future.

The Europol report "Why is Cash Still King?" offers recommendations and practical solutions to investigators for the fight against organized crime.