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COVID19 travels well on credit card terminals, not on banknotes

COVID19 travels well on credit card terminals, not on banknotes

21/04/2020 | Markets

Amidst fears of spreading and catching coronavirus, consumers are reviewing which daily gestures cause the most contamination. At first, banknotes seemed an obvious culprit. But a German Institute has dispelled that notion, and reminded that cash is a very poor vector, whereas credit card terminals...

banknotes, coronavirus, COVID-19, credit card, danger, payment, plastic, virus, World Health Organisation

The distant dream of a cashless society

The distant dream of a cashless society

04/07/2017 | World

In the past decade, cash has been attracting a rising number of attacks, from various governments as well as from private businesses, or even journalists. All are throwing many arguments against hard currency, slowly tainting its image for what could be the preparation phase to the outright banning of notes and coins. While some inch patiently and try to ease it out of economies, some have promoted far more radical and rash moves. Are cashless economies truly a potential development or are they just wishful thinking?

Australia, cashless, cashless society, India, mobile, Nigeria, payment, policy, security

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