Cashless Economy
"This shift to all-digital upends the foundation of our economy and creates unintended consequences for consumers." Frank Sorrentino, CEO of ConnectOne Bank One of Asia’s Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacked What Really Lies Behind Sweden's Cashless Crusade A New Bill in Washington D.C. Would Bar Local Restaurants From Refusing Cash Going Cashless Can Be Dangerous, Malaysian President of the Consumers Association Warns In Germany, the cashless economy raises concerns about trust and privacy Sweden’s central bank governor calls for public control over its payment system Cashless society: from Sweden to India, some might get left behind A growing risk of banking disaster in a cashless economy Sweden: citizen rebelling against a cashless economy
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Good habits for 2020: stop paying cashless

Good habits for 2020: stop paying cashless
Kind of like that person in the movie theater who kicks the back of your seat: It’s annoying, distracting and ruins your experience. But that doesn’t mean you should stop spending entirely, just like you don’t have to stop going to the movies altogether. You just need to pick your purchases (and...

Who would be in control of the currency in a cashless society?

Who would be in control of the currency in a cashless society?
In many ways, recovery from the crisis has become possible due to prudent policies of central banks and states, which included instruments such as adjusting base interest rates and quantitative easing. However, the key role here was played by the very possibility of control over the system. In the...

Why a cashless economy is simply the privatization of digital payments

Why a cashless economy is simply the privatization of digital payments
The share of digital payments is steadily growing. Capgemini and BNP Paribas expect people around the world to make 726 billion transactions using digital payment technologies by 2020. "Non-cash payments have increased in volume due to the rise in adoption of digital payment services across all...
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Ecology: The Carbon Footprint of the New Means of Payment

Children, education and the ethical issue in a cashless society

John Howland Cochrane, economist and professor at Berkeley: "The ability to transact with anonymity and privacy has been a central freedom for hundreds of years."

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.

The cashless society from an ethical point of view

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Cashless economy brings many unsolved problems

Cashless economy brings many unsolved problems
The smart money says we may now be in the last decade before the penny finally drops. Many New...

Cashless economy is not the only possible future

Cashless economy is not the only possible future
Do you feel confident enough leaving the wallet at home and relying only on a bank card or mobile...

Cashless: the necessary debate

Cashless: the necessary debate
Discussions surrounding the nature of the ongoing trend, in which our economies are slowly getting...

How elderly are pushed aside by cashless economy

How elderly are pushed aside by cashless economy
KUANTAN: Cash payments over the counter at government agencies should not be scrapped to avoid...

Tesco customers really don't like cashless

Tesco customers really don't like cashless
Shoppers are reportedly disappointed that British supermarket Tesco  won’t take cash...

The effects of a system crash in a cashless world

The effects of a system crash in a cashless world
The new year got off to a bad start for millions of Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland customers,...

Don't look for a better world with a cashless society

Don't look for a better world with a cashless society
For the past few years, Anna has been living on the streets of Stockholm. As one of the roughly...

Big Brother loves cashless economy

Big Brother loves cashless economy
A Dec. 12 letter  by Prof. Ira Sohn responding to Prof. Alan Blinder’s Dec....

Cashless economy questions our security systems

Cashless economy questions our security systems
Advancement in technology has made all of us dependent on the internet and just like every coin has...

The dangers behind a cashless economy

The dangers behind a cashless economy
As the country continues its inexorable march towards becoming a cashless society, it’s important...
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