A new report by the global security firm G4S says that demand for cash is increasing, growing from 8.1 percent to 9.6 percent relative to GDP since 2011; reasons for the rise include cash cannot be hacked, it’s easy to use, confidential and more. Source.
Around the world cash usage is on the decline as governments from India to Kenya to Sweden promote cashless payments...
Digital and contactless payments are accelerating during the pandemic which leaves cash in a precarious position; cash is still being...
The share of cash in 2016 accounted for 12.6 percent of GDP and the forecast includes the share being 11.2 percent by 2021; while new forms of payments are being adopted and card payments still used widely, cash will still play an important role; a few of the main reasons for continued cash usage is people prefer to use cash for small transactions, 27 percent of U.S. consumers are unbanked and fraud has become more widespread which can cause people to use cash more. Source.
Link, which operates the biggest network of ATMs in the UK has said that cash usage in the UK has...