Transition to Cashless Society Could Lead to Financial Exclusion and System Vulnerability, Study Warns by Don Quijones • Mar 14, 2019 • 68 Comments “Serious risks of sleepwalking into a cashless society before we’re ready – not just to individuals, but to society.”
Swedish Central Bank Makes U-Turn on Cash as NIRP is Ending by Don Quijones • Oct 26, 2018 • 15 Comments Cash is less of a threat to central bank policies when interest rates rise above zero.
Backlash Against War on Cash Reaches the Bank of Canada by Don Quijones • Oct 20, 2018 • 42 Comments A cashless society could have “adverse collective outcomes.”
Mexico’s Central Bank Just Broke with the War on Cash by Don Quijones • Sep 2, 2018 • 24 Comments Motivated by inflation?
Why Are ATMs Disappearing at an Alarming Rate after a Wave of Branch Closures? by Don Quijones • Aug 15, 2018 • 69 Comments Banks are curtailing “cash services.” But why?
The EU Backs Off its War on Cash. Here’s Why by Don Quijones • Jul 30, 2018 • 47 Comments People view paying in cash “as a fundamental freedom, which should not be disproportionately restricted.”
Backlash Against “War on Cash” Reaches Washington & China by Don Quijones • Jul 21, 2018 • 92 Comments The electronic-payments industry, which gets a cut from every electronic transaction, wants to kill cash. But wait…
Consumers Stubbornly Cling to Cash, after Multiple IT Fiascos & Payment Systems Outages by Don Quijones • Jun 16, 2018 • 53 Comments An industry dogged by non-believers who fret about privacy and fraud.
Visa Goes Down in the UK, Chaos Ensues, Cash is Suddenly King by Don Quijones • Jun 2, 2018 • 81 Comments War on Cash Suffers Setback.
Even the World’s Most Cashless Nation Doesn’t Want to Go Fully Cashless by Don Quijones • Mar 27, 2018 • 35 Comments It’s too risky and systematically excludes the most vulnerable people.
