Event Update from Currency Research

Currency Research has announced a webinar focusing on ‘Currency Use and Banknote Technology’, in support of the combined Banknote & Currency Conference.

The webinar will take place via LinkedIn Live on 21 July (15.00-16.30 BST, 16.0017.30 CET / 10.00-11.30 EST). The event will include several sessions:

• Introduction – Shaun Ferrari and Michael Lambert, Banknote & Currency Conference Co-Chairs

• Panel Discussion, focus topics including:

• Implementation of the ECBs Cash 2030 Strategy – by Josef Vrana, Issue Expert at European Central Bank

• Cash diary study update on latest use trends – by Alex Bau, Vice President at Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

• How the pandemic has affected retail payment patterns, including coin supply – by Ashley Yayock – Senior Director Global Treasury Operations at Walmart

• Panel Q&A

• Latest edition and findings of the Banknote Technology Report – by Donald Scholz, Managing Director at Banknote Industry News

• Introduction of IACA Awards Programme 2022 – by Eugenie Foster, Executive Director at International Association of Currency Affairs

• Closing remarks and invitation to attend in February – Shaun Ferrari and Michael Lambert.

As with the Banknote Conference webinar that took place in July 2020, this session is expected to draw around 500+ attendees with a particular focus on central banks, printworks and currency producers. The session is free to attend, and those interested can sign up through LinkedIn by searching for the event ‘Banknote & Currency Conference Live on Currency Use and Banknote Technology’.

The combined Banknote & Currency Conference event will be taking place in-person in Washington DC 21-24 February, 2022.

Cash Cycle Seminars are back

Having pivoted last year to deliver a series of online virtual events across its portfolio, CR has also announced the resumption of in-person events for its Cash Cycle Seminars (ICCOS) for Europe and the Americas later this year.

According to CR Vice President Tom Mitchell, ‘in March 2020 we took the difficult but necessary decision to postpone the Europe Cash Cycle Seminar (ICCOS) event due to COVID. It was a shame as it was a highly anticipated event with a surprisingly large global attendee base attracted by a really thought leading agenda, with a primary focus on access to cash, new distribution models and sustainability. Little did we know just how into the centre of the mainstream global cash industry these topics would be thrust in a matter of weeks!’

‘We have been extremely fortunate’, he continued, ‘to have the strong support of our attendees and sponsors over the last year and have been working hard to support the industry and keep information and knowledge flowing, and finally we are thrilled to be able to tell the many stakeholders who have been longing to hear it – we’re back, in person – mark your calendars’.

The specific themes will vary slightly between the events, with each placing more emphasis on the industry in its home region, but topics for both will include:

• Cash & Payments Trends

• Access to Cash

• Efficiency and Optimisation

• Sustainable Production & Distribution Regulation & Legislation

• Cash and COVID: How has COVID Changed the Cash Cycle?

• Coin and COVID: Making Sense out of Cents

• Learning from COVID: Table Discussion of Lessons Learned

• CITs & CMCs: The Engine of the Cash Cycle

• Cash & Cannabis

• Access to Cash and Financial Inclusion

• What's All this Talk About a CBDC… and Should I Care?

The Americas Cash Cycle Seminar will also include a pre-event half day programme focusing specifically on Latin American issues, presented in Spanish.

The EMEA Cash Cycle Seminar (ICCOS) is co-hosted by De Nederlandsche Bank, and is taking place 1-3 November 2021 in Amsterdam.

The Americas Cash Cycle Seminar (ICCOS) is taking place 6-9 December in San Diego.

For further information visit www.iccos.com.