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NEW report finds that cash is still king worldwide.

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Global financial inclusion is a hefty task, luckily, cash is still around...

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And the award for easiest, most affordable, convenient, proximate and secure payment option goes to...

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Read about the town in Venezuela that turned to cash even when there was none...

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Hey bartender, we'll have another round of freedom!

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Watch 2017 Cash Matters video

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16th-19th April 2018: The Europe Cash Cycle Seminar in Dublin, Ireland

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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 latest PYMNTS research

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Demand for cash is on the rise, finds RBA

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'Payments are a-changin’ but cash still rules,' concludes BIS Quarterly Review

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Sweden's Björn Eriksson and the Cash Uprising

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In Germany, the abolition or restriction of cash is refused, concludes Deutsche Bundesbank study

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Cash remains red-hot in Spain finds PYMNTS

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16th-19th April 2018: The Europe Cash Cycle Seminar (ICCOS) in Dublin, Ireland

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Other Events
13th April 2018: The IBNS London Forum 13th-15th March 2018: The Money 20/20 Asia conference in Singapore 19th-21st February 2018: The High Security Printing EMEA Conference in Warsaw, Poland 14th February 2018: The 4th cash symposium in Frankfurt, Germany 5th-8th February 2018: The MEA Cash Cycle Seminar in Abu Dhabi, UAE 23rd-26th January 2018: The 48th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland
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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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Cash accounts for

90% of consumer

transactions in Mexico

(PYMNTS, 2018)

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In 2016, cash share

made up 22.9%

of Spain's GDP
(PYMNTS, Jan 2018)

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In 2016, cash was used in 

79% of all point of sale (POS)

transactions in Europe (ECB, Nov 2017)

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60%

of cash transactions under $10 is paid in cash in the USA

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There are pproximately 

AU$1.5 billion

banknotes are in circulation 

(Reserve Bank of Australia, 2016)

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