Ben Thorpe

Personal views on cash solutions around the world. Sometimes also on The semi legendary Wedding Present & EFC

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

@feap
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Gone but hopefully not for good.

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

@Jetstar_Asia 3K205 delayed from
20:30 till 23:30 and no explanation given!! What’s going on please?

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

FSB says FCA's access to cash proposals lack ambition -
“Cash access is too important to be left to innumerable individual commercial decisions which…represent a significant threat to people and businesses’ ability to withdraw, process and deposit cash.” https://t.co/Q1SJiZspY6

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

@Jetstar_Asia how do I chat with you about a flight that’s been delayed for 3 ½ hours today (& the flight is only 1 ½ hours!). Your “chat” function isn’t chatting!

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

Very pleased to have been elected to join the IACA Board along with Marie Lemay & Mary Anne Lim. Looking forward to contributing insights from my experience in @glory_global and working with accomplished professionals in shaping our industry.

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

@campbellclaret shouldn’t be surprised but was to see this at Jakarta airport today. Good to see the message spreading

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

I’ve seen plenty of signs making card surcharges clear, quite a few that explain why they’re cash only, but never before a sign offering cash discounts #cash

[Welsh Government International 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @walesintheworld]

@SJI_Intl Bucket hats to Welsh hats, Welsh cakes to LlanfairPG! From showcasing our culture, land, language and song – and everything in between, they truly captured every aspect that makes our nation unique and the best in the world!

Diolch merched – fantastic work 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿😍

[Welsh Government International 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @walesintheworld]

@SJI_Intl Naturally, Welsh students Peta and Leah got their whole family involved and chose to showcase #Cymru ❤️ and what an incredible job they did in representing our country 🙌

[Welsh Government International 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @walesintheworld]

It fills us with a huge sense of pride to see the Welsh flag flying high throughout all corners of the globe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

6,876 miles away in Singapore, @SJI_Intl hosted a Cultural Carnival which saw students showcase their chosen country to other students, teachers and families 🗺️

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

A great success for Aeon & Glory in Hong Kong - great business case & returns as well as very positive staff & customer experience

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

Opinion from the SMH: Cash is dead to me. Is that why I have no money? https://t.co/j2WvMP7gCj

[Bank of England @bankofengland]

Our Chief Cashier, Sarah John, recently joined the @FinancialTimes Money Clinic podcast with @ClaerB to discuss the latest viral social media trend of 'Cash stuffing'.

Listen to the episode here: https://t.co/ivT9L7QYm1

[UK in Fiji @ukinfiji]

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

1 March is St David’s Day, patron saint of #Wales.

Happy St David's Day from all of us at the British High Commission #Suva, and the #Pacific

🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇫🇯 #StDavidsDay #GwylDewi

[David Gedge @weddingpresent]

At last! ‘24 Songs’ – the album! Yes, it’s finally forthcoming… on beautiful coloured vinyl and as a double CD. With extra tracks and a DVD! Read all about it in our February newsletter by click clicking here: https://t.co/OVkPYtdGzL

[Ben Thorpe @BenjaminThorpe]

@SarahDicksonUK Congratulations Sarah - well deserved

[The Retail Optimiser @RetailOptimiser]

In his store in Neumüster, Edeka shopowner Gerd Grümmer is leveraging the benefits of chash handling automation. Learn from the Guest Feature and a brilliant video of his technology vendor Glory in our Retail Optimiser ...

https://t.co/OOiJNVIig1

@glory_global
@glory_dach

[Bank of England @bankofengland]

Yesterday we published our Consultation Paper on the digital pound. But we are still committed to the future of cash, and we will play our part in ensuring that anyone who wants or needs to use cash in the future is able to do so. Find out more here: https://t.co/pNryjpDH4J

[Guillaume Lepecq @glepecq]

Despite the massive adoption of mobile payments in China, cash in circulation grew rapidly in 2022.
At the end of December 2022, e-CNY in circulation accounted for less than 0.13% of currency in circulation.

https://t.co/ecKWzkuAcI

[Guillaume Lepecq @glepecq]

According to the @ecb's latest SPACE study, cash is the most frequently used payment method at the point of sale in the euro area. Most consumers considered cash as a payment option important or very important.
https://t.co/zWpKR36H7R