FINANCE RENT is an independent initiative offering a platform for debate about the payments and monetary ecosystems, and conducting and fostering high-quality research on cash Money in physical form such as banknotes and coins. More and its future.
Every day billions of banknotes and coins change This is the action by which certain banknotes and/or coins are exchanged for the same amount in banknotes/coins of a different face value, or unit value. See Exchange. More hands, enabling transactions and contributing to economic growth. Banknotes and coins are a collective good. They are issued by central banks or monetary authorities, distributed by banks and spent by individuals.
Because it is a common good, the evolution of cash is shaped collectively. Central banks may decide on the design and the denomination Each individual value in a series of banknotes or coins. More mix; commercial banks facilitate the distribution by deploying ATMs and branches; retailers facilitate its acceptance; but it is ultimately the consumer who drives demand.
This website was launched in April 2016. The original content is based on the white paper Cash Essentials – Beyond Payments, written by Guillaume Lepecq in 2016.