IACA has many ways its members can participate in its programs–bringing you education, networking, discussion and ways to support excellence in our Industry. Mark your calendars and check back here regularly for updates to this Program.
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- Members LUNCH Discussion Meeting at the Coin Conference, September 28, 2026, 12:30pm – 2:00pm; Budapest, Hungary. This Members Discussion Meeting will examine the factors that contribute to a healthy and resilient coin circulation system. Participants will explore how changing payment habits, distribution models, stakeholder behaviours, and operational challenges are affecting coin circulation in different markets. Drawing on central bank experiences, the session will consider approaches to improving circulation efficiency, strengthening stakeholder coordination, identifying areas of vulnerability, and ensuring that coin infrastructure remains capable of meeting public and commercial needs both today and as payment ecosystems continue to evolve.
- COIN AWARDS PRESENTATION OF FINALISTS AND WINNERS – IACA is excited to announce the winners of the Coin Awards at the Coin Conference September 28-30, in Budapest Hungary. These awards are sponsored by Coin & Mint News.
- VIRTUAL FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS:
As part of our new FOCUS SERIES: FUTURE OF CASH CYCLE RESILIENCE, we are considering the development of a Cash Cycle Resilience Framework — but we want our members to help shape the approach and determine what will ultimately be most useful. We are therefore launching the Focus Series with three regional virtual Focus Group discussions:
Asia — Tuesday, October 6 at 2:00 p.m. Philippine Standard Time
Africa — Wednesday, October 7 at 1:00 p.m. GMT
Americas/Europe — Thursday, October 8 at 4:00 p.m. CET
We encourage you to participate in the session for the region in which you are based or primarily work, although members are welcome to attend more than one.
Please read about our new Focus Series on our post here to fully understand the objective of these sessions: https://currencyaffairs.org/introducing-iacas-next-focus-series-the-future-of-cash-cycle-resilience/
NOTE: To register your attendance, please email Sybil Baxter at sbaxter@currencyaffairs.org. You will be added to the Teams Meeting invitation list and the Teams invite will be sent closer to the Session date.
4.Member’s Discussion Meeting at the Americas Cash Cycle Seminar in Miami, Florida, November 16-19. More information to be provided soon. But we hope you plan to be there!
- Members LUNCH Discussion Meeting at the Coin Conference, September 28, 2026, 12:30pm – 2:00pm; Budapest, Hungary. This Members Discussion Meeting will examine the factors that contribute to a healthy and resilient coin circulation system. Participants will explore how changing payment habits, distribution models, stakeholder behaviours, and operational challenges are affecting coin circulation in different markets. Drawing on central bank experiences, the session will consider approaches to improving circulation efficiency, strengthening stakeholder coordination, identifying areas of vulnerability, and ensuring that coin infrastructure remains capable of meeting public and commercial needs both today and as payment ecosystems continue to evolve.
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Have you read our Yearly Newsletters?
SEE OUR IACA 2025 YEAR-IN-REVIEW NEWSLETTER HERE: 2025 NEWSLETTER
SEE OUR IACA 2024 YEAR-IN-REVIEW NEWSLETTER HERE: 2024 NEWSLETTER
Have you missed any of our previous Webinars or Discussion Meetings as seen below? If so, go view webinars now on our website under “Resources” page (you must be logged in to access some of these) and view our Members Discussion Meeting notes in our E-Library under IACA Documents> Member Discussion Meeting Notes.
In-Person Member Discussion Meeting @ The Banknote Conference in Washington, DC, May 11-14, 2026 .
Building on the discussion at the Global Currency Forum the 2 weeks prior, we continued to focus on the learnings from the last year examining the KEY cash stakeholders. We considered what it all mean for the future of cash and discussed what the industry can do to correct course and bring more resilience to the entire cash eco-system. Read our summary of the discussion here (detail notes can be found in the E-library): https://currencyaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/_pda/2026/05/Member-Discussion-at-2026-Banknote-Conference.-Executive-Summary.pdf
In-Person Member Discussion Meeting @ The Global Currency Forum in Antalya, Turkey, April 27-30, 2026. During this IACA members’ discussion meeting, we took a step back and considered what we’ve learned over the last year from examining the KEY cash stakeholders. We will consider what does it all mean for the future of cash and discuss what the industry can do to correct course and bring more resilience to the entire cash eco-system. Read our Summary of the discussion here (detail notes can be found in the E-library)- https://currencyaffairs.org/wp-content/uploads/_pda/2026/05/Member-Discussion-at-GCF.-Exec-Summary.pdf
Webinar: Future of the CENTRAL BANK in the CASH CYCLE: Wednesday, April 8, 2026. We continued our Future of Cash Stakeholder series of webinars and learned how the central banks THINK about cash for the future; how they are PLANNING for cash for the future; and how will/should the business model for cash change from their perspective. Read the overview and access the recording here: https://currencyaffairs.org/register-for-the-april-8th-webinar-future-of-the-central-bank-in-the-cash-cycle/
POST WEBINAR Round Table Discussion re: FUTURE OF CENTRAL BANK in the CASH CYCLE Wednesday, April 15, IACA met on a TEAMs call to discuss the key insights and learnings from the Webinar. It was an excellent time to be (virtually) with our fellow IACA members discussing this important topic. Read the overview and access the recording here: https://currencyaffairs.org/register-for-the-april-8th-webinar-future-of-the-central-bank-in-the-cash-cycle/
Webinar: Future of Commercial Bank Cash Management Operations: Wednesday, March 4. Continuing our Future of Cash Stakeholder series of webinars, we heard from the Commercial Banks and how they are viewing the future of cash. Read the overview and access recording here: https://currencyaffairs.org/overview-of-march-4-webinar-the-future-of-commercial-bank-cash-operations/
POST WEBINAR Round Table Discussion: Wednesday, March 11. IACA members met on a TEAMS call to discuss the key insights and learnings from our March 4 Webinar – Future of Commercial Bank Cash Operations. It was such an insightful round-table discuSsion! Read the sUmmaries of the webinar AND the roundtable discussion here: https://currencyaffairs.org/overview-of-march-4-webinar-the-future-of-commercial-bank-cash-operations)
Webinar: An Update on CBDC/Stablecoin as it relates to the Future of Cash; Wednesday, December 10, hosted by Currency Research (CR). CR updated us on the developments around the world with CBDC and Stablecoin so we can understand their potential impact on the future of cash. Read the overview here: https://currencyaffairs.org/december-10-webinar-stablecoin-regulation-cbdc-progress-2025-update/
Webinar: IACA’s Future of Cash Series: The Future of Cash Management Services (CIT/CMC). October 1, 2025. Watch it via the website at Resources>Webinars/Video page. Read the overview here: https://currencyaffairs.org/future-of-cash-from-the-cash-management-services-perspective/
Virtual Round-Table Q&A, RE: The Future of Cash Management Services (CIT/CMC) . November 19: We wanted to explore the key takeaways from the webinar in more depth and held this insightful round-table discussion. Read the summary. Watch it via the website at Resources>Webinars/Video page. and read the overview here: https://currencyaffairs.org/overview-of-the-virtual-qa-roundtable-session-november-19-2025-re-future-of-cash-management-services-cit-cash-processors/
Webinar: Hosted by Numisma Bank on Enhancing Banknote Distribution Solutions for Global Banking Needs. May 7, 2025. Watch it via the website at Resources > Webinars/Video page.
Webinar: IACA’s Future of Cash Series: The Future of Banknote Printers, March 26, 2025. Watch it via the website at Resources >Webinars/Videos page
SEE OUR FULL LIST OF ACTIVITES RELATED TO OUR 2025 FOCUS SERIES: THE FUTURE OF CASH STAKEHOLDERS UNDER OUR FOCUS SERIES POST (ON THE UPDATES-AT-A-GLANCE PAGE).
2024 and Past Webinars:
Webinar: Cash Visibility: How the Royal Canadian Mint Manages Canada’s circulation coins in real time, October 8, 2024. Watch it via the website at Resources > Webinars/Videos page.
Webinar: Cash Visibility & Collaboration hosted by Glory on March 6, 2024. Watch it via the Resources>Webinars Pate
Webinar: Environmental Sustainability in Tendering: Working Together as an Industry (Open to everyone in the Industry and the recording is available to everyone– November 2023)
Webinar: Cash Cycle Resilience in times of Crisis (Hosted by G+D – September 2023 – viewable to members only )
Webinar: Best Practice for Level 3 Feature Selection and Use (Hosted by Authentix – March 2023- viewable to members only )
Webinar: An Update on CBDC Developments (Hosted by Currency Research – January 2023- viewable to members only)
If you have any questions, please contact Sybil Baxter, Member Services at sbaxter@currencyaffairs.org.
