{"id":836,"date":"2023-08-31T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/?p=836"},"modified":"2026-08-06T15:45:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:45:34","slug":"additional-agreements-covenant-on-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/news\/additional-agreements-covenant-on-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional agreements under the Covenant on Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The parties to the Covenant on Cash have agreed to continue the covenant with several additional arrangements on indexing cash service fees.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"611\" height=\"407\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Bejaarde-contant-portemonnee-shutterstock_1443676070-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Older woman calmly counts coins from a small wallet on the table, concentrated on her financial affairs.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Bejaarde-contant-portemonnee-shutterstock_1443676070-1.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.betaalvereniging.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/09\/Bejaarde-contant-portemonnee-shutterstock_1443676070-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dnb.nl\/media\/pu4h320c\/convenant-contant-geld-april-2022.pdf\">the Covenant on Cash <span class=\"icon inline-block ml-1 w-[0.875em]\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"32\" height=\"32\" fill=\"#000000\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 256\"><path d=\"M228,104a12,12,0,0,1-24,0V69l-59.51,59.51a12,12,0,0,1-17-17L187,52H152a12,12,0,0,1,0-24h64a12,12,0,0,1,12,12Zm-44,24a12,12,0,0,0-12,12v64H52V84h64a12,12,0,0,0,0-24H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,80V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H176a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V140A12,12,0,0,0,184,128Z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a>, the four major banks, the Dutch Payments Association, representatives of consumers and older people, retailers, hospitality businesses and petrol stations, cash service providers and De Nederlandsche Bank agreed on 7 April 2022 to ensure that cash remains readily available and usable. 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