The Datos Retail Branch Transformation Europe event in London brought together the full cross section of organisations involved in cash management, including central and commercial banks, cash management and cash in transit companies, machines and software suppliers, think tanks and more, in the context of creating the retail bank branches fit for today’s reality.

The Cash Cycle Seminars (ICCOS) are annual events from Currency Research (CR) that bring global knowledge to regional markets in the Americas, Asia, and EMEA.

The fifth edition of the Global Fintech Fest (GFF) 2024 was held 28-30 August in Mumbai. It focused on the ‘Blueprint for the Next Decade of Finance: Responsible AI, Inclusive, Resilient’. The GFF is organised by the Payments Council of India (PCI), the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and the Fintech Convergence Council (FCC).

Currency Research is launching its inaugural Central Bank Artificial Intelligence (CBAI) conference in London 25-26 September. The CBAI follows on directly from the Digital Currency Conference (DCC) which takes place at the same venue 23-24 September, in what the organisers are terming Payments, Innovation and Technology Week.

The full programme for the CBDC Conference 2024, which takes place 10-12 September in Istanbul, has now been published. The event brings together central bankers, industry experts, thought leaders, academia and policymakers to explore the world of digital currency, including CBDC, tokenised deposits, and stablecoins.

The CBDC Conference take place from 10-12 September in Istanbul. The conference organiser has now published the first tranche of confirmed speakers, 15 of whom are from central banks, as well as the International Monetary Fund.

A forum is a meeting where ideas and views on a particular issue can be exchanged, and that is the aim of the Cash Sustainability Forum, providing the opportunity for all stakeholders involved in cash to meet, share, understand and learn.

Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions (KBBNS) will host a dedicated event to bring the international central bank community together around the future role cash will play in society.

The first afternoon of the second Cash Sustainability Forum (CSF), which takes place in Frankfurt from 24-26 June this year, will be a workshop dedicated to the recycling and recirculation of cash. It will build on a white paper currently being researched and prepared, and for which input is still very welcome.

The CBDC conference returns to Istanbul 10-12 September.