ICA response to HM Treasury (United Kingdom) call for evidence on access to cash
November 2020 The International Currency Association (ICA) welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the HM Treasury call for evidence on access to cash and commends HM Treasury for taking action on this crucial issue. Cash is an essential factor for personal freedom and privacy as well as social inclusion, and is the only means of […]
ICA annual report 2018-19
As we are looking back to a productive period for the International Currency Association secretariat and its members, this annual report gives up an opportunity to reflect on the past two years and to share some of the results.
Virtually irreplaceable – cash is a public good
Cash Matters, a movement by the International Currency Association (ICA), issued a study today that makes the case for cash as a public good, “Virtually Irreplaceable: Cash as Public Infrastructure.” The paper by Dr. Ursula Dalinghaus, Visiting Professor of Anthropology at Ripon College and affiliated scholar at the Institute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion (IMTFI) University of California, takes […]
Keeping cash: assessing the arguments about cash and crime
Over the last decade there has been a revolution in payment technologies. Digitization of bank accounts, new digital payment applications, and an array of new kinds of financial products and services have opened up a wide range of choices for storing, saving, sending, and receiving money. Digital finance has become an important tool in efforts […]
The African Cash Report 2018
Africa is a large continent with a population of over 1.2 billion people spread over 54 countries. It is therefore difficult to get a single picture of what istypical of Africa. By focusing on a handful of countries spread across Africa, this report aims to give a snapshot of the different opportunities and challenges that […]