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In 2020, Cash has grown (a lot) Cash still rules in Pakistan Norway Likes neither Cash or Bitcoin How banks are driving to a cashless economy London Underground soon all cashless? Cashless Economy and the End of Privacy Lack of privacy, economic calamity: the threats of a digital dollar China likes cashless surveillance The State of Idaho wants to protect cash  Australia on the Way to Cashless Society
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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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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

More than 40 million people at risk in the US because of cashless economy - 08/22/2020

Australians don't want cashless - 07/27/2020

Australia now experiences the dark side of cashless socirty - 07/15/2020

Is unbanked Ghana really looking for cashless society? - 07/13/2020

How to create a coin shortage to go cashless - 07/11/2020

Australia discovers the problems of a cashless society - 06/23/2020

Socialist Spain is squeezing on the poor - 06/15/2020

All cashless is not good for Australia - 06/13/2020

More states and cites are fighting against cashless - 06/08/2020

UK Government must protect the most vulnerable against cashless society - 06/07/2020

Despite Government attacks, cash is still king in India - 06/02/2020

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The UK on its way to Cashless Society?

In 2020, Cash has grown (a lot)

Cash still rules in Pakistan

Cashless public transports hurts the most vulnerable users

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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...

Access to cash is getting more complicated

Access to cash is getting more complicated
More than 10,000 free-to-use cash machines have disappeared across the UK in the last two years, with one in four Scottish ATMs now charging you to withdraw your own money. The pandemic has certainly forced us all to take our eye off the more mundane aspects of life, but we shouldn’t let it blind...

The dark sides of cashless payments

The dark sides of cashless payments
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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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The UK on its way to Cashless Society?

The UK on its way to Cashless Society?
With the recent increase in contactless transactions with both credit cards and mobile...

Cashless public transports hurts the most vulnerable users

Cashless public transports hurts the most vulnerable users
Some members of Greater Wellington Regional Council's own public transport advisory group are...

Brits are not ready for a Cashless society

Brits are not ready for a Cashless society
Over half (54%) of British people admit to avoiding cash to pay for goods and services but – as...

Access to cash: Sweden is thinking twice about all cashless

Access to cash: Sweden is thinking twice about all cashless
New cash machines will be installed in 17 Swedish towns after the country changed its laws to...

Philippines want to turn cashless

Philippines want to turn cashless
The Philippines government stated Tuesday that it is prepared to become a fully cashless society,...

The wrong and unknown sides of cashless charity

The wrong and unknown sides of cashless charity
Saying there might be a problem with humanitarian cash transfers is like saying that you don’t...

Some UK politicians battle against cashless

Some UK politicians battle against cashless
OLDHAM West and Royton MP Jim McMahon has joined calls for the government to put forward a law...

Is Pakistan eager to follow cashless India?

Is Pakistan eager to follow cashless India?
The spike in oil prices and the ensuing balance-of-payments crisis during the First Gulf War in...

Terrorism, money laundring: the risks of digital currency trading

Terrorism, money laundring: the risks of digital currency trading
The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) has informed Macau News Agency that the trading of virtual...

Venezuela risks cashless

Venezuela risks cashless
Cashless society proponents should pay attention. Privacy concerns have been the major barrier for...
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