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New research highlights that cash not only influences how much we spend but also fosters a profound sense of psychological ownership that digital payments do not replicate.

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Two policy shifts - mandated cash acceptance and regional bank branch levies - if adopted, could steer the cash ecosystem towards more sustainability.

Elsewhere on the Web provides updates and links to articles related to cash, money and payments curated on the web.

Elsewhere on the Web provides updates and links to articles related to cash, money and payments curated on the web.

The Future of Cash Conference will take place in Warsaw, Poland, from November 3-5, 2025, bringing together key stakeholders from across the cash community to explore innovative strategies for shaping the future of the cash cycle. This event will unite experts from central banks, financial institutions, retailers, cash management companies, technology providers, and suppliers to address the evolving role of cash in the global economy.

The LINK scheme processes an average of 4 million cash withdrawals and balance enquiries every day and ATMs account for around 90% of cash acquisition in the UK. Here’s five things you ought to know about LINK from their just published annual report.

Domestic ATM cash withdrawals are subject to interchange fees, which are designed to compensate ATM deployers for operational costs. These fees have remained largely unchanged for years, in spite of rising operational costs. This divergence poses a threat to the sustainability of ATM networks.

After exceptional growth during the Covid-19 pandemic, global cash demand was negatively impacted by the return of inflation in 2022. Early figures for 2024, indicate that demand is picking up. As central banks vigorously tackle inflation, the precautionary demand for banknotes in the increasingly uncertain world will likely grow. .

Elsewhere on the Web provides updates and links to articles related to cash, money and payments curated on the web.

Elsewhere on the Web provides updates and links to articles related to cash, money and payments curated on the web.

The U.S. Department of Justice is accusing Visa of stifling competition and inflating merchant fees. The lawsuit emphasizes the importance of cash as a mainstream payment method to ensure competition, affordability, privacy, and resilience in the payments landscape.