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No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our cashless society
No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our #cashless society
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OpenCash is changing hands less frequently than ever before. In the US, it accounted for 30% of retail purchases in 2020, down from 40% in 2009. In the UK, the change has been even more rapid: only 23% of payments are made in cash, down from 60% in 2009.
No spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our #cashless society
https://t.co/VA5pB8LldJ #fintech https://t.co/s1aD7tTfV7
OpenNo spare change: how charities, buskers and beggars aren’t feeling so festive in our cashless society
Cash is changing hands less frequently than ever before. In the US, it accounted for 30% of retail purchases in 2020, down from 40% in 2009. In the UK, the change has been even more rapid: ...
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