How much does a cash payment cost? How long does it take? What costs arise at which points? And how do cash payments compare with cashless payments in terms of costs? Answers to these and other questions are provided by this study on the costs of cash payments in the retail sector, contributing to the debate on the efficiency of payments at the point of sale (POS).

A new, fundamentally revised version of the rules for visiting researchers at the RDSC has been in force since March 2021. These rules stipulate all the requirements for research visits, the release of calculation results and the approval of associated publications, and should be adhered to by every visiting researcher.

How will cash be used in the future? A recent Bundesbank study has investigated this question, outlining three different scenarios for cash payments in 2037. The study provides an idea of the social and economic environment in which cash will be embedded in the future.