CashTech 2025 – Where Cash and Digital Solutions Intersect

The Coin Conference 2026 will take centre stage next year as a key part of the industry’s event calendar. The event, organised by the publishers of Currency News, brings together experts to tackle critical challenges facing coin production and circulation in the context of a rapidly-evolving payments eco-system.

Across three days, speakers explored rethinking ATM business models, the vital role of cash during crises, the impact of digital innovation and CBDCs, and how younger generations are reshaping money habits.

A full review of the conference can be found in sister publication Cash & Payment News™. In the meantime, one of the highlights of the event was the CashTech Innovation Awards, which showcase pioneering work at the intersection of cash and digital solutions.

The awards were initiated in 2022 to recognise innovation in financial inclusion, sustainable cash management, and the critical role of cash infrastructure in the payments landscape.

According to the thinktank CashEssentials, organisers of the Future of Cash conference and presenters of the 2025 CashTech Innovation Awards, this year’s winners exemplify how technology can modernise cash services, optimise logistics, and use digital technology to enhance access to and management of cash, thereby bridging the gap between physical and digital finance.