Consumers

A surprising move for a company which is better known for waging a war on cash, Mastercard will now pay shops to dispense it to customers.

A temporary power outage at Target that left customers unable to process their payments reminds us how a society driven by digital payments alone, could in fact cost the consumer more.

The governor of New Jersey signed a legislation banning cashless stores, making it the second US state to prohibit retailers from refusing to accept cash.

For years now, Sweden has been considered to be at the vanguard of the global race for the complete elimination of cash.  Sweden has seen a constant decline in the value of cash in circulation since 2008.  However, quite unexpectedly the downward trend was reversed in May 2018 and cash in circulation has been growing since.

While a cashless society is an idea being marveled at by merchants and business owners, Philadelphia legislators are standing up for equal opportunity and financial inclusion by passing a bill that prohibits stores from going cashless.

Data Protection Day is an international effort held annually on January 28. Amidst the importance of safeguarding data and enabling trust, cash should be considered a viable and secure alternative.

Due to exorbitant interchange and contactless service fees, a growing number of merchants are abandoning tap-and-go at checkout in New Zealand.

Washington D.C. wants to pass a bill that would require restaurants to accept cash in a move to protect the unbanked.

89% of consumers surveyed worldwide admit using cash up to 25 times a month for in-store purchases and women tend to use it 6% more frequently than men, GlobalData study finds.

Sveriges Riksbank Governor, Stefan Ingves, wrote an opinion piece where he expresses his concern about the way things are evolving in the payments landscape in Sweden.

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Lowering interchange fees could be disastrous for rural communities in the UK, already hit hard by bank closures.