Payments:Unpacked | On A (Slight) Tangent | 2 February 2026

Date: 2 February 2026

Location: Isle of Skye

Topic: The Origin of Money, payments regulation and 5 billion and not out!

Links:

• Origins of money:

  From Electrum to Sterling: A Brief History of Money

• 5 billion and not out:

  A Double Milestone: 1,000 Editions and Five Billion Direct Debits

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