Cash processing plays a crucial role in Pakistan’s financial system, ensuring liquidity, security, and public confidence in an economy where physical currency remains widely used. Despite the growing adoption of digital financial services and a determined push by the government to reduce dependency on cash, it continues to dominate daily transactions, particularly in the informal sector (which generates over 40% of GDP).
Although the 2026 Banknote Conference (11-14 May 2026) is still nearly six…
In last month’s Currency News™, we reported on a new programme for financial inclusion called MoneyBox. In th…
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SICPA leveraged its security ink and traceability expertise to launch Bull…
Life used to be so simple. You could pay with cash, with a cheque or with a wire transfer. Today the number of payment options is big, and getting bigger, as ‘bank money’ fragments into a myriad of different products and payment rails. In addition, add in crypto currency, stablecoins and CBDCs. Where will it all end?
Dr Andrzej Nowak, Head of Open Innovation at SICPA, presented at the Future of Cash conference in Warsaw in November about what a radical banknote of the future could look like.
The Mint and Print (MAP) conference 2025, held from 11 to 13 November in Istanbul, reiterated the message: cash remains a vital pillar of monetary stability and national sovereignty, even as payment …
The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) of Bhutan has unveiled the designs for the first three …
In a bold step to modernise its currency and reaffirm national identity, the Bank of …
Since its founding in 1995, the Cash Cycle Seminar organised by Currency Research (CR) has …
The Mint and Print (MAP) conference 2025, held from 11 to 13 November in Istanbul, …
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