Rethink Cash Management

Despite the rise in digital payment options, cash persists as a payment method in the United States. Between October 2019 and October 2021, circulating currency in the United States increased by $423 billion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Also, cash accounted for 20% of all payments and continues to be a primary option for a substantial portion of the population.

Even as cash continues to be a vital payment tool, handling it is a headache for banks. Branch managers manually count, log and balance cash, which leaves banks vulnerable to safety issues and cash leakages due to criminal activity or miscalculations. Bankers must evaluate their cash management processes to save time and money.

What is often overlooked, or taken for granted in the cash management process, is the time it takes a bank to move, count and manage cash. Every time cash moves — from the vault to the teller, teller to teller, or teller to vault — it must be counted and balanced. If even $1 is missing, staff can spend hours counting and recounting.

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Source: BankDirector