The Use of Cash in U.S. Payments during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Manuel A. Bautista-González
February 15, 2021
A year after the Covid-19 pandemic spread globally, there is more data available to determine its impact on the use of cash in U.S. retail payments. The public has not stopped using cash, but some retailers have stopped accepting it altogether, threatening the economic well-being of large, vulnerable segments of U.S. consumers who use cash as their main means of payment.
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Following the Money - The Future of Cash
Michael G. Malloy
September 04, 2020
With the coronavirus pandemic moving past the six-month mark, one of the first notable side effects was a reduction in the use of physical greenbacks. The cash-out had several drivers: Most retail stores were closed or saw their operations greatly reduced, virtually all bars and restaurants that remained open could provide takeout service only, almost everyone who was able to began working from home, and online shopping from Amazon and other home-delivery options boomed.
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