CashTech

The 2025 CashTech Innovation Awards recognize groundbreaking advancements to improve access to cash; acceptance of cash and the efficiency of the cash cycle. Winners include the Central Bank of Austria, Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) for its ‘ATMs for Austria’ initiative; Bankomat AB for the bold and comprehensive transformation of its cash logistics operations in Sweden, and Muney App for bridging digital transfers and cash to enhance efficiency and inclusion in the Latin American remittance market.

From Revolut’s ATMs in Spain to Lloyds’ PayPoint cash deposits, a new wave of CashTech is proving cash is evolving. By blending digital innovation with physical currency, fintechs and banks are ensuring cash remains accessible, secure, and relevant in an increasingly digital world.

While the media frequently report on ATM and bank closures in mature economies, the industry is simultaneously experiencing a surge of innovation. Driven by evolving needs of consumers, the ATM landscape is transforming to enhance accessibility, convenience, and security.

The CashTech Innovation Awards recognize innovations that enhance access to and acceptance of cash; as well as improve the overall efficiency of the cash cycle. CashTech is at the intersection of cash and technology. It brings together innovative companies that leverage new technologies to improve cash services.

The Future of Cash Conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland, from November 3-5, 2025, bringing together key stakeholders from across the cash community to explore innovative strategies for shaping the future of the cash cycle. This event will unite experts from central banks, financial institutions, retailers, cash management companies, technology providers, and suppliers to address the evolving role of cash in the global economy and discuss solutions to ensure freedom of payment choice is maintained.

The Future of Cash conference in Istanbul saw some big conversations about cash today and its future. The mood was more upbeat this year as transactional demand for cash has primarily rebounded from the lows of the pandemic, and the access to cash agenda has gathered pace in countries facing the reality of less cash.

The winners of this year’s CashTech Innovation Awards include Managecash Personal (Türkiye), Cash Perks (UK), and the Donation Dollar by the Royal Australian Mint (Best CashTech).

The CashTech Innovation Awards celebrate the huge advances in harnessing digital technology to ensure an accessible, reliable, and sustainable future for cash.

The CashTech Innovation Awards aim to recognise innovations that facilitate access to and acceptance of cash and improve the cash cycle's overall efficiency. Submissions are open until 31 September 2023.

The Future of Cash Conference (Istanbul, November 6-8, 2023) will bring together stakeholders to discuss new strategies to design the cash cycle of the future.

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