Cash

Cash is money or currency in the physical form, such as banknotes and coins. In accounting and finance, cash is current assets comprising currency or currency equivalents that can be accessed immediately or near-immediately.

Italy’s Central Bank Clashes With Government Over Cash Policy
Italy’s Central Bank Clashes With Government Over Cash Policy
December 05, 2022  |  Cash

Italy’s central bank is warning the new government about the risks of a cash-heavy economy. As new Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government looks to ease...

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Italy’s New Government Now Likes Cash
Italy’s New Government Now Likes Cash
December 04, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Italy could give merchants permission to decline digital payments on transactions under 60 euros. New prime minister Giorgia Meloni has proposed that change in her...

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UK Cash Supply Threatened in Lead-Up to Holiday Season
UK Cash Supply Threatened in Lead-Up to Holiday Season
December 02, 2022  |  Cash

G4S is one of the most important players in the U.K.’s cash ecosystem. Its subsidiary, G4S Cash Solutions, is one of only four companies that...

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Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
Mobile Loans Keep Africa’s Semiformal Economies in Business
November 23, 2022  |  Disbursements

Solopreneurs and micro-businesses are the lifeblood of Africa’s informal and semiformal economies, but when it comes to accessing working capital loans, they are typically underserved...

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Can Outsourced Treasury Solutions Ease Rising Concerns About Liquidity?
Can Outsourced Treasury Solutions Ease Rising Concerns About Liquidity?
November 22, 2022  |  Spend Management

Liquidity is front and center — not just because of cryptocurrency. To be sure, the recent FTX disaster in the crypto space has been bringing...

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UK Pushes to Legally Protect Access to In-Person Banking Services
UK Pushes to Legally Protect Access to In-Person Banking Services
November 21, 2022  |  Bank Regulation

As it currently stands, the proposed Financial Services and Markets Bill in the U.K. will give the Treasury and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) a new...

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CFOs Shore Up Cash and Liquidity Beneath Economic Clouds
CFOs Shore Up Cash and Liquidity Beneath Economic Clouds
November 16, 2022  |  CFO

A new survey from PYMNTS shows that a majority of CFOs expect the economy will slide into recession in the near future, a prediction that...

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Use of Paper Banknotes in UK Ends Sept. 30
Use of Paper Banknotes in UK Ends Sept. 30
September 23, 2022  |  Cash

Sept. 30 marks the end of an era for British money as the Bank of England (BoE) will be withdrawing the legal tender status of...

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Queen’s Death: Future of Banknotes, Coins Depicting Era-Defining UK Monarch
Queen’s Death: Future of Banknotes, Coins Depicting Era-Defining UK Monarch
September 18, 2022  |  Cash

During the 70-year reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the currency that bears her face has ridden the ups and downs of the British economy, its...

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