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Stronger Together – Reflections on GCF 2026

Currency Associations Join Forces, For A Strengthened, Unified Voice for Cash

Role of Cash in Consumer Resilience and Freedom to Choose – IMIA’s Response to EU Consumer Agenda 2025-2030

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Stronger Together – Reflections on GCF 2026

As the warmth of the Antalya sunshine begins to fade, the memories and connections of GCF 2026 remain vivid. Four days gave us a great deal to think about. Here ...

Extraordinary Release from The Czech Mint: Gold Bullion Accessible to More Investors

The Czech Mint has unveiled a gold bullion coin weighing $1/200$ of a troy ounce, featuring an incuse design. Developed through a manufacturing process called THINCUSE™, this thin coin balances ...

GCF 2026 – Sustainability Awards by the ICA Sustainability Committee

For the first time, there was a sustainability award to be won during the Global Currency Forum 2026. The idea for this came out of the work from the ICA ...

Welcoming our newest member: Oumolat Security Printing

At our March Board meeting, the International Currency Association welcomed Oumolat Security Printing as its newest member. Based in Abu Dhabi and established in 2016, Oumolat is a wholly owned ...

ICA expands global footprint as Freiberger EuroMetall and CCL Secure join

The International Currency Association (ICA) welcomes Freiberger EuroMetall GmbH and CCL Secure as members. Their membership strengthens ICA’s representation across both coin and banknote supply chains, reinforces ICA’s role as ...

Currency Associations Join Forces, For A Strengthened, Unified Voice for Cash

The International Currency Association and International Mint Industry Association unite to create a stronger global voice for cash, banknotes and coins, and elevate the Global Currency Forum 2026. – The ...

Role of Cash in Consumer Resilience and Freedom to Choose – IMIA’s Response to EU Consumer Agenda 2025-2030

Cash serves as an important consumer protection instrument — it safeguards competition and preserves real payment choice. The ease with which consumers can access, deposit, and reliably pay with cash, ...

Cash Legislation Initiatives in European Economic Area 2022-2024 – Overview

The IMIA has been actively following and engaging with central banks and policymakers on the euro cash legislative proposal as well as national cash infrastructure and access and/or acceptance conditions ...

Pro-active Policies for Cash Payment Habit Key for Crisis-Resilience

· Due to its unique crisis-resilience and crisis-prevention attributes, euro cash infrastructure needs to be legally secured and uniformly supported, guaranteeing easy-and-convenient access and widely applied mandatory acceptance. · Private ...

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