This workshop is organized by the Currency Department and will bring together researchers to present and discuss cutting-edge research
and policy work with a focus on the adoption and usage of cash and accessibility of financial services more broadly.
Specific topics include recent household spatial mobility in the context of access to physical infrastructure of ATMs and
bank branches, the rapidly evolving payment landscape, and the rise of FinTech.
Opening remarks by Maureen Carroll, Managing Director, Currency "Access to Cash in Rural Canada" HongYu Xiao (Bank of Canada) "Banking Without Branches" Niklas Amberg (Sveriges Riksbank) "Does the Internet Replace Brick-and-Mortar Bank Branches" Minhae Kim (Oklahoma State University) "Is there a digital divide in payments? Understanding why cash remains important for so many" Alejandro Zamora-Pérez (European Central Bank) "Defining households that are underserved in digital payment services" Ying Lei Toh (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City) Featuring: Helmut Stix (Oesterreichische Nationalbank) Teodora Paligorova (Federal Reserve Board) Kim P. Huynh (Bank of Canada) "Preliminary results from the 2024 Methods-of-Payment Survey" "Perspectives on Payment Innovation" Jon Purther (Payments Canada, Virtual) "Access to Cash in Germany" Paul Rudel (Bundesbank, Virtual) By invitation only. "Living in a Ghost Town: The Geography of Aging and Depopulation" Elisa Giannone (CREI) "Commute Mode and Residential Location Choice" Andrea Craig (University of British Columbia Okanagan) "Merchant Access to Cash" Angelika Welte (Bank of Canada) by Kim P. Huynh (Bank of Canada)
Monday, May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025 08:30
Registration & Continental Breakfast
May 12, 2025 08:50
Housekeeping & Opening Remarks
May 12, 2025 09:00
Morning Session
May 12, 2025 12:15
Lunch
May 12, 2025 13:15
Afternoon Session
May 12, 2025 14:45
Panel Presentation
May 12, 2025 16:30
Short Presentations
Marie-Hélène Felt (Bank of Canada)May 12, 2025 17:00
Reception & Poster Session
May 12, 2025 18:15
Dinner
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
May 13, 2025 08:30
Continental Breakfast
May 13, 2025 09:00
Morning Session
May 13, 2025 12:10
Closing Remarks
May 13, 2025 12:15
Lunch
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