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Global cash report reveals cash payments are on the increase
Cash is still by far the most widely used form of payment in all regions of the world and cash...
Executive Board of the ECB defends use of cash in Eurozone
In a speech by Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the 4th Bargeldsymposium of the Deutsche...
Cash marches on – Forecasting future bank note demand
In mid-September, the Bank of England issued a new polymer £10 note featuring the author Jane Austen. The notes include...
What is the position of bitcoin and cash in regulated bank economies
As HSBC escaped the threat of criminal prosecution for having allegedly laundered at least $880m for Mexican drug barons, it...
Cash still predominant payment form in Europe – ECB study
The European Central Bank (ECB) has conducted a comprehensive study to analyse the use of cash, cards and other payment...
The war on cash
Despite all the marketing money spent on promoting electronic payments over many decades, cash still accounts for around 80 percent...
Cash no longer king in UK – contactless the king slayer
Cash was used for less than half of all retail transactions across the UK in 2015 according to the BRC’s...
Losing the war on cash? UK banks predicted to handle 13% more by 2020
The Bank of England recently reported a 5% rise in the volume of cash circulation in the UK. If the...