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The cash debate and the war on cash in a nutshell

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See a penny, pick it up; all day long you'll have good luck...

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Fiuff! It turns out the Dutch aren't so keen on cashless after all!

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If you relied on cryptocurrency and were hacked... who could you turn to?

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Why Switzerland is famous for their chocolate, watches and cash...

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What do you do when your cards don't work?

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25th-27th June 2018: Central Bank Payments Conference in Singapore

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De Nederlandsche Bank, working on a well-functioning cash payment chain

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Cash is king in Switzerland, says Swiss National Bank

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Cash is best for resisting impulse-buys, says academic study (University of Toronto)

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Cash will remain a crucial part of payments for decades to come, reports Positive Money

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‘Cash is the lifeblood of German retail’, finds Cardtronics study

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Cash remains hugely important all over the world, shows G4S report

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Cash is vital for financial inclusion, finds NCR Financial whitepaper

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Digital not as easy, affordable, convenient, proximate and secure as cash, finds World Bank

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Cash is king in the USA, affirms PYMNTS research

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25th-27th June 2018: Central Bank Payments Conference in Singapore

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Other Events
3rd-6th September 2018: Cash Cycle Asia in Yogyakarta, Indonesia 12th-13th June 2018: The ATM & Payments Security conference in London, UK 21st-24th May 2018: The Banknote Conference in Dallas, Texas, USA 13th-15th May 2018: ESTA Cash conference in Budapest, Hungary 13th April 2018: The IBNS London Forum 16th-19th April 2018: The Europe Cash Cycle Seminar (ICCOS) in Dublin, Ireland
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Across Asia,

57% 

of people say they

prefer using cash

(PayPal, 2017)

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In Switzerland,

70%

of household payments

occur with cash

(Swiss National Bank, May 2018)

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Cash was relied upon by

2.7 million

people in the UK

(UK Finance, August 2017)

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In Colombia, 

90%  

of people say   

they prefer cash

(Banco de la República, 2018)

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In Germany, 

62% 

of people pay cash

in pedestrian zones

(Cardtronics, 2017)

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Globally, there are

2 billion

unbanked adults

(World Bank, 2015)

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In Malta, consumers

chose cash for

92% of POS

transactions in 2016 

(ECB, Nov 2017)

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In Estonia, consumers

selected cash for 

48% of POS

transactions in 2016 
(ECB, Nov 2017)

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82% of American consumers

use cash for smaller items

(Cardtronics, Health of Cash 2017)

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