The International Mint Industry Association (IMIA) has seven European mints as full members and seven associate members. It has recently issued a brief that argues for pro-active policies to safeguard cash payments to ensure European crisis resilience. Although some of the arguments are European specific, the broad thesis has wider relevance.
Thailand is planning to give citizens with a certain level of income and s…
At the recent CBDC Conference in Istanbul a number of key themes emerged. That the given focus of this event,…
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The Bank of Canada is stepping back from a implementation of a CBDC.
As we are aware, the use of cash is most certainly not being promoted with the same vigour that the use of electronic or mobile payments has been in recent media and advertising. This naturally leads to the question ‘are central banks, as responsible for the policies that define payments, really aligned with the still relevant need for cash that citizens need?’
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) carried out its latest survey on the acceptance of cash at selected companies in Spring 2024 and has now published its findings. The good news is that cash continues to …
A staff working paper by the Bank of Canada seeks to understand what would be possible if Canadians made more mobile payments.
Mobile banking allows people to manage financial services via their smartphones. No wonder it is …
Two articles about innovation. One about types of company that innovate. The second asking us …
The Bank of Canada is stepping back from a implementation of a CBDC.
The European Payments Initiative (EPI) is a Europe-wide bank-backed venture set up to build a …
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