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Cashlees society: low income Canadians are left behind





Cashlees society: low income Canadians are left behind
An increasingly cashless society threatens to leave low-income Canadians who lack access to the technology behind. BNN Bloomberg looks at the challenges with John Stapleton, innovation fellow at the Metcalf Foundation.

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No more cash for Armenian pensioners - 06/14/2021

Will the UK Stores be soon Cashless? - 06/08/2021

Canada soon the most Cashless Country in the World? - 06/02/2021

Some UK banks now more cash friendly? - 05/26/2021

The US tends to protects cash from cashless lobbying - 05/22/2021

Colorado is protecting the use of cash - 05/16/2021

Access to cash: Why the UK Governement is going to protect coins and banknotes - 04/30/2021

Cashless Norway has pushed too far - 04/28/2021

Much more Cash in circulation in Kenya with the COVID-19 crisis - 04/25/2021

Japan is still undecided about a national digital currency - 04/23/2021

A Cashless Nepal? - 04/15/2021

In 2020, Cash has grown (a lot) - 04/05/2021

Cash still rules in Pakistan - 04/02/2021

Norway Likes neither Cash or Bitcoin - 03/29/2021

How banks are driving to a cashless economy - 03/27/2021

Australia on the Way to Cashless Society - 03/09/2021

Brits overwhelming want to use cash - 03/07/2021

People still like and use cash despite COVID-19 fears - 03/03/2021

Less ATMs, more problems for poor people in the UK - 02/28/2021

The Chinese Way to a cashless society (under surveillance) - 02/27/2021

Will the UK be cashless in 2026? - 02/12/2021

Many UK consumers blocked from paying cash - 01/23/2021

How cashless Harms the most Vulnerable: A New Zealander example - 01/21/2021

China's Central Bank wants retailers to accept payments in cash - 12/31/2020

War on cash: Italy believes in cashless' fake miracles - 10/13/2020

Inclusion works with cash - 10/04/2020

Cashless society: Say No ! - 09/25/2020

How Rwandan banks are favoring digital payments - 09/16/2020

Despite attacks, cash is still king in India - 09/09/2020

Cashless society is to be feared according to MP David Mundell - 08/24/2020

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Living in a Cashless Society is not that convenient

Living in a Cashless Society is not that convenient
Just last week we purchased lunch from a local eatery. We dug deep into the recesses of our wallet, searching for some money to complete the transaction. Eventually we scrambled together enough $1 and $2 coins to pay for the fare. "Oh, you're not using a card,'' the youngster behind the counter...

Being unbanked is spread nightmare in the US

Being unbanked is spread nightmare in the US
Approximately 63 million Americans are either unbanked or underbanked, according to a report by the Federal Reserve. That means they don't use banks to make financial transactions like cashing checks, saving money or applying for credit. That's because some are discouraged from opening accounts...

Lack of privacy, economic calamity: the threats of a digital dollar

Lack of privacy, economic calamity: the threats of a digital dollar
As demand for cryptocurrency like bitcoin skyrockets, the Federal Reserve announced the idea of a digital dollar, which would be an electronic fund under control of the government and presented as a sort of competitor to other cryptocurrency. But a central online dollar would work nothing like...
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Welcome to Cashless Economy: Digital frauds are booming

How cashless can lead to unhealthy consumption

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

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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Behind Cashless Economy, Mass Surveillance?

Behind Cashless Economy, Mass Surveillance?
The relentless digitalisation of every day life since the advent of the Internet has led to many...

More Cashless means less Inclusion

More Cashless means less Inclusion
The coronavirus pandemic sparked many changes throughout society: like mask-wearing, social...

Cashless Debate: the pros and cons agree on the risk of privacy

Cashless Debate: the pros and cons agree on the risk of privacy
A recent statement from the People’s Bank of China reveals that it fined 16 public and private...

How Cashless is living on fees

How Cashless is living on fees
Miss your old free checking account? In 2020, only 47 percent of non-interest checking accounts...

Cash still very strong despite the COVID-19 and Cashless Lobbying

Cash still very strong despite the COVID-19 and Cashless Lobbying
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated “cashless society” efforts around the globe. Understandably,...

The End of the mandatory Welfare Card?

The End of the mandatory Welfare Card?
Labor is promising to abolish the mandatory cashless welfare card if it wins the next federal...

Bangladesh is not ready for Cashless Economy

Bangladesh is not ready for Cashless Economy
The modern-day monetary transaction has its roots in the barter system of ancient times. Over the...

Cashless Gambling: a good Idea?

Cashless Gambling: a good Idea?
The New South Wales government has backed a trial of cashless gambling in Newcastle that will let...

Going cashless: Are Seniors still taken into account in the UK?

Going cashless: Are Seniors still taken into account in the UK?
It's shocking news that more than 500 UK bank branches have closed since the pandemic began last...

More retailers vote for cash

More retailers vote for cash
Big supermarket chains and retailers such as ASDA, John Lewis and Co-Op have committed to continue...
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