The government’s consultation on a digital pound is ultimately a debate over whether the public should have access to publicly issued money, …
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SVB collapse makes case for digital pound & Bank of England climate and capital report
London, 13th March 2023 On the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), Simon Youel, Head of Policy and Advocacy at Positive Money, …
Why we need digital money we can trust
In order for digital money to serve the public good, the public need to trust it. UK policymakers should look to the US’ ECASH Act for …
Financial Services and Markets Bill threatens levelling up: Positive Money response to Queen’s speech
10th May 2022 The Financial Services and Markets Bill, announced in the Queen’s Speech this morning, is expected to deliver the …
12 Days of Cash: Christmas 2021 Series
You may have been following our social media series the #12DaysofCash over the Christmas period. If so, you’ll know that cash is under …
Which? finds one in five consumers denied right to use cash: Positive Money response
London, 11 September 2021 Responding to Which?’s findings, Simon Youel, head of policy and advocacy at Positive Money, said: “As banks …
No regulatory free pass for stablecoins, says Bank of England
London, 10 June 2021 - In a speech given today, senior Bank of England official Christina Segal-Knowles shed further light on the Bank’s …
Positive Money response to Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce
London, 19 April 2021 - Responding to the government’s announcement of a new Central Bank Digital Currency Taskforce this morning, Simon …
PRESS RELEASE: Issue digital cash or lose trust in money, report warns
Central bank digital currency could help in crises like covid pandemic, allowing ‘helicopter money’ and a means of ‘disciplining’ …