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John Winchcombe

21 Aug. 2026

5 min read

Cash Acceptance in the Eurosystem: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

The ECB's 2026 survey of companies across 21 Eurosystem countries finds cash acceptance rising to 92%, yet growing concerns about changing consumer behaviour and declining bank branch access cast a shadow over the outlook.

Cash Usage Surveys

John Winchcombe

21 Aug. 2026

3 min read

Who Pays for Payments?

A Harvard Business School working paper analyses US payment interchange fees to reveal how wealth is redistributed across income groups – finding that cash and debit users effectively subsidise high-reward credit card holders to the tune of $30 billion a year.

Cash Usage Payments

John Winchcombe

21 Aug. 2026

5 min read

CBDC News

Vietnam's government has tasked the State Bank of Vietnam to research, propose mechanisms, and conduct pilot implementations of a national digital currency in 2029 and 2030, in coordination with the Ministry of Finance and other relevant ministries and agencies.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

13 Aug. 2026

2 min read

China Smashes the Time and Cost of Cross-Border Payments

Perhaps the future of cross-border payments is with us. China has now completed its first outbound payment via Cross-Border e-CNY Transfer Services platform (CBETS) to Malaysia, settling a 43,000 yuan shipment of fresh durian. The transaction was executed by China Construction Bank’s Xiamen branch in coordination with its Labuan branch in Malaysia, using direct bank to bank ledger transfers and on the fly conversion into Malaysian ringgit.

Payments

John Winchcombe

13 Aug. 2026

5 min read

Central Banks and Payments

Cash & Payment News™ sister publication Currency News™ runs a periodic series looking at the latest central bank annual reports in the context of cash activities – production, circulation, counterfeiting etc. In this equivalent period series, we will be looking at those same reports in the context of digital payments.

Central Banks

John Winchcombe

13 Aug. 2026

7 min read

The Best of LinkedIn

LinkedIn clings on to its business usefulness despite starting to look like ‘social media’. Within interest communities, such as people and organisations interested in cash and payments, there continue to be posts that make you think.

News

John Winchcombe

1 Aug. 2026

6 min read

The Best of LinkedIn: Changing ATM Models, Understanding Currency and Digital Inclusion

Three standout LinkedIn posts from the cash and payments community explore the shift to shared ATM network models across Europe, and the challenge of measuring how cash is actually used — not just how much is in circulation.

Cash Management CBDC

John Winchcombe

1 Aug. 2026

4 min read

Do Digital Payments 'Miss' Low Denomination Notes in the Philippines?

A new BSP discussion paper explores the relationship between digital payments and cash demand in the Philippines, finding that while digital payments negatively affect demand for high denomination notes, the effect on small denominations is negligible or even positive.

Cash Usage Digital Payments

John Winchcombe

1 Aug. 2026

5 min read

News in Brief

In August 2023, Diebold Nixdorf emerged from restructuring and Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Its 2026 second quarter results report that the increased profitability of its German legal entities means it is once again a cash taxpayer in Germany, with Q2 adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) of $120.6 million, representing a margin of 13%. For the first six months of 2026, it made a total gross profit of $332.9 million per Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.

News

John Winchcombe

1 Aug. 2026

5 min read

Payment News

For the first time, in the first quarter of 2026 card payments at POS terminals have exceeded cash withdrawals from ATMs in Albania. The central bank has introduced a requirement for entities operating in the tourism and transport sectors to have POS terminals, leading to an increase of over 6,000 units, twice that of the previous period. The number of banking transactions per capita has increased by 30%, reflecting the expansion of the use of electronic payment services.

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John Winchcombe

27 July 2026

1 min read

The AI Threat to the Financial System

Artificial intelligence (AI) threatens the banking system from a number of directions, according to an article by Chris Skinner. Putting the risk that there is an AI bubble to one side, there are three additional areas of risk.

John Winchcombe

27 July 2026

2 min read

New European Confederation to Defend and Advance Cash

Denaria Europe is a European confederation established this month in Brussels to defend access to cash. Specifically, the Spanish organisation Denaria, founded in 2021, has integrated with Denaria Portugal, the French Droit au Cash, and the Swedish Kontantupporet. There is a formal launch of the association on 14 October in Brussels. Registration to attend is required.

Future of Cash

John Winchcombe

27 July 2026

5 min read

CBDC News

First the Digital Euro inched forward when the European Parliament’s (EP) Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee supported the European Central Bank’s (ECB) plans for a digital euro. Then it jumped another hurdle on its route to becoming a financial instrument when the Regulation on the digital euro was approved by the EP.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

27 July 2026

4 min read

Payment News

A Finextra article argues that Africa’s successful fintechs need to move on to tackle interoperability if they are to thrive.

Payments

John Winchcombe

27 July 2026

4 min read

News in Brief

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has published a position paper outlining its Cash Smart Strategy, which aims to reduce the cost of cash, ensure it is broadly and equitably accessible across urban and rural areas and promote the ethical, secure and accountable stewardship of physical currency.

News

John Winchcombe

27 July 2026

5 min read

The Evolving Story of AI: Threat or Opportunity?

Artificial Intelligence (AI) comes with a whole language associated with it. It also comes with a thousand different views on whether it is a threat, an opportunity or something else. All agree that it represents a fundamental shift in how we live and work; we just haven’t worked out what it will mean. The world of currency and payments is not immune.

John Winchcombe

27 July 2026

7 min read

ATMIA Berlin Conference Highlights

This year the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) ran its European and Emerging Markets event as a roadshow with one meeting in Madrid and another in Berlin in the same week at the start of June. We report here on three presentations from the conference – an overview of Germany, a report from the European Commission on progress with the Legal Tender Cash Regulation, and a detailed report from Piraeus Bank about what is happening to cash in Greece.

Cash Usage Free Free

John Winchcombe

19 July 2026

5 min read

CBDC News

Austria’s central bank (OeNB) hosted on 8 July a forum open to all about the digital euro and payments. It focused on the current challenges and opportunities of the digital euro which it presents as a common, European solution for payment transactions. It focused on the current challenges and opportunities of the digital euro which it presents as a common, European solution for payment transactions.

CBDC

John Winchcombe

19 July 2026

2 min read

New European Confederation to Defend and Advance Cash

Denaria Europe is a European confederation established this week in Brussels to defend access to cash. Specifically, the Spanish organisation Denaria, founded in 2021, has integrated with Denaria Portugal, the French Droit au Cash, and the Swedish Kontantupporet.

Access to Cash

John Winchcombe

19 July 2026

4 min read

Payment News

At the end of June, the Bank of England launched a consultation about the future of the UK’s retail payment infrastructure. The consultation focuses on the core clearing and messaging infrastructure needed to support the National Payments Vision for the future of retail payments.

Payments

Latest News

Cash Acceptance in the Eurosystem: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Who Pays for Payments?

CBDC News

China Smashes the Time and Cost of Cross-Border Payments

Central Banks and Payments

The Best of LinkedIn

The Best of LinkedIn: Changing ATM Models, Understanding Currency and Digital Inclusion

Do Digital Payments 'Miss' Low Denomination Notes in the Philippines?

News in Brief

Payment News

The AI Threat to the Financial System

New European Confederation to Defend and Advance Cash

CBDC News

Payment News

News in Brief

The Evolving Story of AI: Threat or Opportunity?

ATMIA Berlin Conference Highlights

CBDC News

New European Confederation to Defend and Advance Cash

Payment News

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