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China is using Digital Lotteries to Promote State-Backed Cryptocurrency China's Central Bank wants retailers to accept payments in cash  Going Cashless in Australia: problems are growing Cashless as a step to totalitarism? Not ready for a cashless society Total control: the Chinese way to punish criminal A Digital World does not mean the End of Cash Covid-19: Using cash is not dangerous Coronavirus: cash is more used than ever in Czech Republic Digital economy can't be without cash
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Banknotes are actually good for the environment !





Banknotes are actually good for the environment !
When it comes to eco-friendly means of payment, paper money is accused of many things, from non-environmentally friendly materials of which it is made to waste from recycling. However, closer examination shows that banknotes do not harm the environment and replacing cash with other means of payment would be much costlier to it.

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China is using Digital Lotteries to Promote State-Backed Cryptocurrency - 01/15/2021

Total control: the Chinese way to punish criminal - 11/18/2020

Coronavirus: cash is more used than ever in Czech Republic - 10/24/2020

EU Magistrate fights against Cashless economy - 10/02/2020

What about coin shortage? - 08/03/2020

Survey shows cash is still popular - 10/24/2019

Cash is not dead: most Americans have reservations on going cashless - 10/15/2019

Philadelphia’s ban on cashless stores went into effect - 10/09/2019

The future of cashless businesses at risk in a context of classism criticism - 10/04/2019

Doing without cash will mean much less fun - 10/03/2019

Failure of cashless initiatives shows people care about cash - 10/02/2019

A growing number of cities say no to cashless stores - 09/13/2019

Stats Canada requested banking information of 500,000 Canadians without their knowledge - 05/24/2019

Lawmakers in US Congress propose bans on cashless stores - 05/22/2019

In the UK, the Commons Treasury committee warn that move to cashless society will hit elderly and poor - 05/15/2019

Sweetgreen salad restaurant chain reverses its cashless policy - 04/30/2019

People refuse cashless stores in Philadelphia - 04/26/2019

Access to Cash Review : "Transition to cashless Society could lead to Financial Exclusion and System Vulnerability" - 03/15/2019

Cyber theft - A serious concern in cashless India - 03/13/2019

Cyberterrorism: the electronic banking system at risk - 02/18/2019

"In 2018, over a third of the world’s consumers experienced debit or credit card fraud,” says Justin Hansen, security architect at Venafi. - 02/13/2019

The ecological impact of the disappearance of cash - 01/29/2019

Cash is not the king of crime and tax evasion - 12/07/2018

Cybercrime: the invisible theft in the cashless economy - 11/06/2018

The philadelphia city council will ban cashless stores. - 10/26/2018

In Washington Metro wants to make cash disappear: Critics worry the change will disproportionately affect the poor - 10/01/2018

Not all consumers are happy, while more and more retailers are refusing cash - 09/20/2018

Major retailers delay New Jersey's bill to ban cashless stores - 09/17/2018

Investing in a cashless society - 09/05/2018

British Retailer Dixons Carphone Faces a Major Breach That Affects Nearly Six Million Bank Cards - 07/10/2018

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China is using Digital Lotteries to Promote State-Backed Cryptocurrency

War on Cash in India but Cash is still King

The detrimental effects of cashless society

Why a Cashless Society can't be really fair

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Covid-19: Using cash is not dangerous

Covid-19: Using cash is not dangerous
Many people have stopped using cold, hard — and dirty — cash in favor of debit, credit or contactless forms of payment. Transferred from one person to the next, money is susceptible to picking up a whole host of germs. And naturally, when COVID-19 hit, this left people questioning if cash was...

Money laundering is now digital

Money laundering is now digital
Anti-money laundering service, SmartSearch details the new ways money laundering is taking place in the digital age. With the rapid advancements in mobile technology and internet accessibility, people can engage with financial institutions 24/7. In fact, 64% (YouGov) of Brits use their smartphone...

Cashless transactions are a burden for small businesses

Cashless transactions are a burden for small businesses
OPINION: Reductions in transaction fees paid to banks and credit card companies would help save brick and mortar Canadian businesses, which are facing many new expenses and significant lost revenue due to the pandemic. Over the course of the last few months, businesses in every sector have been...
Academic Research

Value of money: children can't understand it in a cashless society

Cash still rules and will remain

Ecology: The Carbon Footprint of the New Means of Payment

The cashless society from an ethical point of view

The debate about the move towards a cashless society has been at the center of the scene for several years, now. Various angles have been taken by economists, politicians, banking institutions and sociologists. Beyond the technicalities of the debate, lies the question of freedom, of inter-citizen solidarity and of governmental responsibility. The debate cannot remain in the hands of financial specialists, it is first and foremost an ethical, political and societal issue.


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War on Cash in India but Cash is still King

War on Cash in India but Cash is still King
In one year, the cash supply grew 22% as people held on to it to deal with downturns and medical...

The detrimental effects of cashless society

The detrimental effects of cashless society
According to local and national homeless charities an increasingly cashless society can have...

Why a Cashless Society can't be really fair

Why a Cashless Society can't be really fair
Cashless payments may be fashionable, but we must be careful not to leave some people behind Has...

Not ready for cashless: lots of people in danger

Not ready for cashless: lots of people in danger
Campaigners believe large sections of the population will be excluded from society as a result of...

Cashless is harming the most vulnerable

Cashless is harming the most vulnerable
Increasingly, businesses and individuals regard coins and notes as an unnecessary inconvenience....

How Italia promoted cashless during the Christmas Holidays

How Italia promoted cashless during the Christmas Holidays
Consumers in Italy can now receive an automatic 10% refund into their bank account for cashless...

All digital brings bigger frauds

All digital brings bigger frauds
As businesses around the world have become mostly digital, fraudulent billing activities have as...

Access to cash is paramount

Access to cash is paramount
A new DNB study concludes that cash still plays an essential role in society. However, the...

When cashless hurts charities

When cashless hurts charities
The rapid shift to digital banking has hit charities and others who usually rely on the impulsive...

In China, cashless is also harming the elderly

In China, cashless is also harming the elderly
When it comes to becoming a smartphone-driven cashless society, China is really ahead of the pack –...
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