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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

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

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

John Winchcombe

2 July 2026

5 min read

Payment News

The Canadian government is planning to ban Canada’s estimated 4,000 crypto capable ATMs after concluding that they are being used by scammers to defraud users.

Payments

John Winchcombe

28 May 2026

3 min read

Retail Payments in the Euro Area – What Does the Data Really Tell Us?

Diederik Bruggink, Senior Director – Payments, Digital Finance and Innovation (WSBI-ESBG), has published an article in the Journal of Payments Strategy & Systems: ‘A Tale of Transactions: An analysis of Retail Payments in the Euro Area’ posted on LinkedIn about it (Post | LinkedIn). The paper takes a data-driven look at how Europeans really pay today – across cash, debit cards and e-money – using the European Central Bank (ECB) SPACE 2024 study and the ECB Data Portal, with the aim of adding to the current debate about a possible holding limit for the digital euro.

Payments

John Winchcombe

28 May 2026

3 min read

Smart Money and the Importance of Trust

Chris Skinner’s new book, The Intelligent Bank, is not about cash1. He writes about how banking, having become digital, is now on a journey to become intelligent. He argues that this requires a fundamentally new way of working because it requires smart data. There are, perhaps, two key lessons which apply to cash and the cash cycle.

AI Payments

John Winchcombe

28 May 2026

3 min read

Local Currency Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure Growing Fast

Atlantic Council has published an article looking at the growth of using local currencies for cross-border payments rather than the US dollar. The article concludes that this change has been driven by a wish to reduce costs, limit exposure to foreign-exchange volatility, and lessen vulnerabilities stemming from reliance on a handful of major currencies for cross-border payment transactions.

Payments

John Winchcombe

28 May 2026

5 min read

Payment News

A consortium of major European banks are working on a privately-issued digital euro. However, the European Central Bank (ECB) argues that euro-denominated stablecoins are not an effective way to strengthen the euro’s international appeal.

Payments

12 May 2026

1 min read

Cash Surveys in Three Economies Point to Stabilising Usage

The CPT Group has published a comparative analysis of recent consumer payments surveys from Switzerland, Australia, and Jamaica, drawing some striking parallels despite the three countries' very different payment landscapes.

Cash in Circulation Payments

John Winchcombe

23 April 2026

5 min read

Payment News

Reuters reports the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is considering new controls for high-value transactions due to a rise in digital frauds.

Payments

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John Winchcombe

27 March 2026

5 min read

Payment News

The European Payment Initiative and the Digital Euro aim to gain European payment independence from the US payment giants.

Payments

John Winchcombe

27 Feb. 2026

5 min read

Payment News

The banking sector has been quick to highlight downsides in President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a one-year 10% cap on credit card interest rates in the US.

Payments

John Winchcombe

20 Jan. 2026

5 min read

Payment News

A Bank of Canada Staff Discussion Paper calculates the marginal cost of an electronic funds transfer (EFT) to be about C$0.55 per transaction ($0.4) and the total fixed cost of running an EFT to be C$83 million per year ($60.23 million).

Payments

Guillaume Lepecq: Chair

20 Jan. 2026

5 min read

Germany: Cash is Cheapest Payment Instrument for Retailers

A new Deutsche Bundesbank study, ‘The cost of payment methods in the retail sector accessible’, analyses both monetary costs – fees, charges, equipment and transport costs – and non-monetary costs – the time spent by retailers using payment instruments at the point of sale or for administrative expenses.

Payments

John Winchcombe

19 Dec. 2025

3 min read

The Spread and Impact of Faster Payments Across LAC

A World Bank blog looks at fast payment systems (FPS) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) based on a new World Bank report that analyses data on FPS across 11 LAC countries. It found that the introduction of digital wallets has simplified the process and reduced the cost of transferring money in LAC. However, friction remains due to siloed payment infrastructures and uncompetitive markets.

Payments

John Winchcombe

19 Dec. 2025

4 min read

PayInc and the Future of Payments in South Africa

The South African payments processor PayInc, formerly BankservAfrica, now has South African Reserve Bank (SARB) as a 50% shareholder, alongside leading commercial banks – Absa, Access Bank, African Bank, Capitec, Citibank SA, FirstRand, Investec, Nedbank and Standard Bank.

Payments

John Winchcombe

19 Dec. 2025

5 min read

Payment News

G+D has bought the Payments & Banking Services business of Bank-Verlag, which processes 25% of card and internet payment transactions in Germany.

Payments

John Winchcombe

19 Dec. 2025

3 min read

Trust, Resilience and Inclusion Frame 2025 Americas Cash Cycle Seminar

Currency Research (CR) hosted its annual Americas Cash Cycle Seminar earlier this month in Miami, returning to South Florida after an eight-year absence. The 2025 edition welcomed 214 delegates from 99 organisations – including 35 central and commercial banks – from 36 countries, making it the best-attended Americas Seminar in more than a decade, according to CR.

Payments

John Winchcombe

25 Nov. 2025

4 min read

Payment News

Mastercard has held an ‘African Edge Summit’ to accelerate Africa’s digital payments. The event focused on building infrastructure, and interoperability with a focus on consumers and small businesses with representatives from banks, fintech companies, telcos, regulators and technology partners.

Payments

John Winchcombe

30 Oct. 2025

5 min read

Payment News

Meta has added a QR code-based payments option to the WhatsApp Business App in India, allowing small businesses to share QR codes in one tap so that customers can pay directly within WhatsApp using their preferred payment method.

Payments

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China Smashes the Time and Cost of Cross-Border Payments

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Retail Payments in the Euro Area – What Does the Data Really Tell Us?

Smart Money and the Importance of Trust

Local Currency Cross-Border Payment Infrastructure Growing Fast

Payment News

Cash Surveys in Three Economies Point to Stabilising Usage

Payment News

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Germany: Cash is Cheapest Payment Instrument for Retailers

The Spread and Impact of Faster Payments Across LAC

PayInc and the Future of Payments in South Africa

Payment News

Trust, Resilience and Inclusion Frame 2025 Americas Cash Cycle Seminar

Payment News

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