Cash and Crises Podcast Series CashEssentials

In this ninth episode, James Shepherd-Barron sits down with Richard Wall, former Head of Currency at the Bank of Canada and chair of The International Association of Currency Affairs (IACA) to discuss who owns cash and what it would mean for society were it to be removed?

In this eight episode, James Shepherd-Barron talks to Brett Scott about his latest book 'Cloud Money'. In a wide-ranging discussion, they take a deeper look at the political economy of cash and the ideology driving the erosion of cash-based systems.

In this seventh episode, James Shepherd-Barron sits down with Luis Oro, Director of Innovation at Prosegur Cash, to discuss cash, how it moves around in less developed countries, and the role it plays in society.

In this sixth episode of the Cash and Crises podcast series, James Shepherd-Barron sits down with Thomas Byrnes, founder and CEO of Market Impact, a consultancy, to discuss debit cards and how they are used in humanitarian action.

People only realise how important central banks are to their lives in times of crisis. In this fifth episode of the Cash and Crises podcast series, James Shepherd-Barron, sits down with Antti Heinonen, chairman of the Banknote Ethics Initiative and long-time central banker in Finland, to discuss the role central banks play for societies in crisis, including issues such as liquidity management, business continuity and coordination.

In our fourth episode of the Cash and Crises podcast series, James Shepherd-Barron sits down with Alan Boaden, former Head of Currency at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, to discuss the resilience of cash in times of crisis and what central banks can do to support disaster response and recovery efforts.