Cash in Transit in South Africa: Current Pressures and Reform Implications
Introduction Cash remains a critical component of South Africa’s payments ecosystem. Given the current role…
Recent consumer payments studies help to explain the comparative trajectory of cash and payments
Consumer payments studies are one of the most widely used – albeit imperfect – ways…
Transforming South Africa’s Cash System: a Conversation on Opportunities and Risks
Introduction The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), as part of its ambitious Payments Ecosystem Modernisation…
Cash System Spotlight: Australia
Key facts Location/region: Southwest Pacific Population: 27.2 million (2024) Urbanisation: 90% (2024) GDP per capita:…
Cash System Spotlight: Albania
Key facts Location/region: Southeastern Europe, Western Balkans. Borders Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece. Population:…
When the Status Quo Is the Risk: Rethinking Cash System Resilience
Cash is often cited as a critical redundancy for national payment systems – a failsafe…
Announcement: launch of MEA practice, welcome new senior advisor
We are pleased to announce the launch of the CPT MEA practice, along with the…
Q&A with Darren Garbutt
We recently sat down with Darren Garbutt to get his insights into what is happening…
Announcement: launch of ATM practice, welcome two new senior advisors
We are pleased to announce the launch of the CPT ATM practice, along with the…
S&P report on Australian banks – pointing to the right things, but who is asking the harder questions?
There has been broad reporting of the latest S&P ratings report on the Australian banking…