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ICA Annual General Meeting and Appointment of Board

October 20, 2023    Jutta Buyse    News, Press Release

ICA members at Annual General Meeting have appointed their new Board. The new leadership will prioritise the planning for the 2024 Global Currency Forum and providing further value to the membership through the work of the Committees. PRESS RELEASE, October 18, 2023 – The International Currency Association (ICA), representing the …



Cash is Legal Tender – ICA Ready to Engage With All Stakeholders on New European Union Legislation

June 28, 2023    Jutta Buyse    News, Press Release

PRESS RELEASE June 28, 2023 – The European Commission, the European Union’s legislator, has today published a proposal on the legal tender status of euro banknotes and coins. The International Currency Association (ICA), representing the global currency sector, applauds the body for proposing new legislation that mandates the acceptance of …



Cash Payment Limits disempower citizens

March 22, 2023    Jutta Buyse    Position Paper

ICA Position, March 2023 Ahead of the vote in the European Parliament’s joint Committees Economic and Monetary Affairs and Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs now announced for 28 March 2023 on a piece of legislation that includes cash payment limits to be applied across the EU, the International Currency …



ICA White Paper on Cash Policy

March 9, 2023    Jutta Buyse    Industry Consultations, News, Position Paper

ICA cash policy white paper with key recommendations to policy makers and stakeholders For over 5,000 years, cash has been the cornerstone of trade, the economy and society. Today, the ability of people to access and to use cash is under threat. Global electronic payment companies, which make huge profits …



ICA Holds AGM And Welcomes New Chair And Vice-chair For Its Board

October 21, 2022    Jutta Buyse    News, Press Release

ICA members at Annual General Meeting today approved the appointment of Gianni Santoro (SICPA) and Ruth Euling (De La Rue) PRESS RELEASE, October 21, 2022 – The International Currency Association (ICA), representing the global currency sector, held its Annual General Meeting today. In order to allow as many members as …



ICA statement of input to the European Commission consultation on the Payment Services Directive and Open Finance

August 4, 2022    Jutta Buyse    Industry Consultations

The ICA welcomes the opportunity to participate in the European Commission’s consultation on the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) and on open finance. The Payment Services Directive is one of the most important pieces of legislation in the field. We put forward some general points that we would recommend the …



ICA reiterates calls for the European Commission to safeguard the value that cash brings to society in plans for a digital euro

June 29, 2022    ICA Editor    Press Release

PRESS RELEASE  June 17, 2022 – The International Currency Association (ICA), representing the global currency sector, has confirmed its submission to the European Commission’s recent targeted consultation on the digital euro. The consultation was launched to complement the ECB’s public consultation on the Digital Euro conducted in 2021 and aims …



ICA statement of input to the European Commission targeted consultation on a Digital Euro

June 29, 2022    ICA Editor    Position Paper

The ICA takes the occasion of the European Commission consultation on a digital euro to contribute its position on a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), in particular as it relates to cash. June 2022 ICA Statement Of Input To EC Digital Euro Consultation  



A DIGITAL DOLLAR CAN COMPLEMENT CASH, NEVER REPLACE IT

May 23, 2022    ICA Editor    Industry Consultations, Press Release

ICA, VOICE OF THE GLOBAL CURRENCY INDUSTRY, CONTRIBUTION TO US FEDERAL RESERVE CONSULTATION PRESS RELEASE May 23, 2022 – The International Currency Association (ICA), representing the global currency sector, has confirmed its submission to the US Federal Reserve consultation on the introduction of a digital Dollar. The consultation was launched …



ICA Submission to US Federal Reserve consultation on CBDC, May 2022 

May 23, 2022    ICA Editor    Industry Consultations

The below are the answers submitted by the ICA to Questions posed at the end of the Federal Reserve’s January 2022 paper ‘Money and Payments: the US Dollar in the Age of Digital Transformation’.   The paper is available at https://www.federalreserve.gov/publications/files/money-and-payments-0220120.pdf   The answers were submitted using the form at https://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/forms/cbdc on …



BUNDESDRUCKEREI BECOMES A MEMBER OF THE ICA

April 27, 2022    ICA Editor    News, Press Release

PRESS RELEASE, 27 April 2022 – The International Currency Association (ICA), the voice of the world’s currency sector, is delighted to announce that the German security solutions provider Bundesdruckerei GmbH has become a new member of the association. Bundesdruckerei is a trusted and innovative partner for governments and central banks …



ICA ANNOUNCES ARISTOCRAFT INTERNATIONAL AS A NEW MEMBER

April 25, 2022    ICA Editor    News, Press Release

PRESS RELEASE, April 25, 2022 – The International Currency Association (ICA), representing the world’s currency sector, are delighted to confirm the expansion of their global membership base with the acceptance of Aristocraft International Private Limited, a supplier of banknote security threads to the Indian Government, as a new member of the …



ICA contribution to the Reserve Bank of Australia consultation on its Issues Paper: ‘Review of Banknote Distribution Arrangements’

January 27, 2022    ICA Editor    Industry Consultations, News

  ICA contribution to the Reserve Bank of Australia consultation on its Issues Paper: ‘Review of Banknote Distribution Arrangements’   The International Currency Association ICA welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the RBA’s consultation on Banknote Distribution Arrangements and commends the RBA for taking action on this crucial issue. Cash …



ICA Contribution to New Zealand Reserve Bank consultation on its issues paper ‘The Future of Money – Central Bank Digital Currency’

December 30, 2021    ICA Editor    Industry Consultations, News

ICA contribution to the New Zealand Reserve Bank consultation on its issues paper ‘The Future of Money – Central Bank Digital Currency’  Submitted in addition to the input to the electronic questionnaire via link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Future-of-money-CBDC   The ICA takes the occasion of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s consultation on its discussion …



The UK can set a global benchmark to safeguard access to cash

September 24, 2021    ICA Editor    News, Press Release

– The ICA confirms its submission to UKs Access to Cash Consultation   PRESS RELEASE – September 24, 2021 The International Currency Association, representing the voice of the world’s currency sector, has confirmed its submission to the UK Treasury’s Consultation on Access to Cash. The consultation seeks views on the UK government’s …