Future of Cash 2023 Save the Date & Call for Papers
The 2023 Future of Cash Conference
The Future of Cash Conference, to be held in Istanbul on November 6,7 and 8, 2023, will bring together all stakeholders of the cash community to discuss new strategies to design the cash cycle of the future.
The Future of Cash conference typically attracts delegates from central banks, financial institutions, retailers, cash management companies, technology providers and suppliers. It focuses on understanding the changing cash environment and what stakeholders are doing to optimise the cash cycle and ensure the future viability and sustainability of cash. The key objective is to discuss, debate and design new strategies for creating the cash cycle of the future.
The 2023 event will feature unique, novel and interactive sessions.
Shaping the Future of Cash
The Covid-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria have demonstrated to all the importance of cash in times of crisis and the stabilizing effect it plays on the economy. However, the pandemic has also turbo-charged the ongoing shift away from cash for transactions. This in turn has accelerated the closure of bank branches and ATMs, making it more difficult and more expensive to pay or to receive payment in cash.
Some countries and institutions are taking measures to safeguard the cash infrastructure, and this is a step in the right direction. The conference will invite key players to share their vision on how to ensure a viable cash ecosystem. Safeguarding the infrastructure is however far from enough, as in many countries the situation has already deteriorated.
To preserve cash for those who need it, and those want it, it is necessary to re-imagine the cash cycle. This includes - but is not limited to - guaranteeing a regulatory framework that ensures access to cash for all and its acceptance; redesigning the critical infrastructure to distribute and collect cash,?combining existing and alternative cash distribution channels – Cashtech, cash-in-shop, cashback, bank hubs; widespread public education campaign which ensures all citizens – and regulators – fully understand the social and economic role of cash. Highly interactive sessions, using collective intelligence, will invite participants to imagine and challenge possible and desirable futures for cash.
We welcome proposals for presentation and papers. Please submit a brief summary of the presentation and a working title, speaker name, organisation and position. Proposals will be accepted until Friday 31 May 2023.??
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Research Seminar on Cash as a Public Good or a Basic Right
During this seminar, researchers and academics will be invited to frame the discussion on cash as a public good, a public infrastructure and/or a basic right. This is not just a semantic debate between economists and researchers. It has far-reaching implications on the organisation of the cash cycle, including:
? If cash is a public good, does the government have a duty to ensure its availability?
? Can ensuring its availability be delegated to the central bank?
? Could this accelerate the withdrawal of commercial banks from the cash cycle, on the basis that it is the government's responsibility to ensure a smooth circulation of cash?
? Could this lead to a redesign of the business model underlying the cash cycle and striking a new balance between market forces and the public sector?
? What does neutrality towards payment instruments mean in this case?
? Would implications for a Central Dank Digital Currency?
The seminar will be held on Monday, 6 November, and is open to all conference participants.
For further information, sponsor opportunites and bradning opportunites please contact [email protected]