Agenda: Payments
My personal Substack where I provide analysis and insights on payment systems and methods around the world.
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Agenda: Payments - Contents List (opens the original)
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You can find and refer back to previous articles easily using the up-to-date lists of the Agenda: Payments articles below, sorted by category, geography, theme and date.First is a table showing the top ten most viewed articles.Agenda: Payments articles are designed for re-use - some are timeless, others contain historic data that is updated over time in future repeat articles.Email me at agendapayments@gmail.com if you would like a copy of the spreadsheet (which includes active url links to the
Born to Run (opens the original)
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To borrow a phrase from the tech sector, you might think real-time payments are “eating the world” given their extensive introduction over the past decade.However, finding a world view of real-time payments adoption is difficult. Various consultancies, software companies and industry associations write reports on real-time payments from time to time1 but these tend to be limited in their scope. I have seen none with a holistic view across geographies, banks, non-banks and different payment metho
Two Years of Agenda: Payments (opens the original)
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It is two years since I started writing Agenda: Payments.After the first year, I reviewed the topics covered1, highlighting those that resonated most with readers.This article repeats this exercise, examining the topics across 48 articles from the previous 12 months.Subscribe for free (without obligation) and boost your knowledge with new payments i
Jackson Hole (opens the original)
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Starting today, 27 Aug 26, for three days the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City hosts the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium for central bankers, academics, government officials, economists and media, in Wyoming, USA.The purpose of the symposium is to discuss long-term policy issues, financial issues and global events.Although the highlights of the symposium are the Federal Reserve Chairman’s policy speech (Friday morning) and his choice of central bankers to accompany him on his cu
New Kid in Town (opens the original)
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In 2025, China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System, CIPS processed RMB 180 trillion in payments1, equivalent to USD 26.7 trillion, a 3% increase on 2024. A year ago, I had forecast2 this figure would be much higher at RMB 216 trillion.Has CIPS lost momentum?Su
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