Posts tagged "cashless society"

It has a reputation for relaxed getaways, but online debate over Hamilton Island is anything but laidback, after some people discovered the holiday hotspot has gone without cash for years.

The dealership said it was a cash handling fee that was mislabelled as a surcharge. Meanwhile, card surcharges are generally less than 1.5%.

Australians have embraced digital payments so quickly the country ranks among the top users of cashless payments globally.

Aussie businesses are going cashless in droves during the COVID-19 pandemic, but SMEs are getting the short end of the stick as multinational payments giants clip the ticket.

Cash was already teetering on the brink of oblivion. COVID-19 just kicked it over the edge.

The fear of fomites (viral particles pass…

Australians are using less cash than ever, and it's a trend that is speeding up as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

Libra is meant to replace the cash in your wallet with a digital equivalent. But unlike other cryptocurrencies, it will be directly backed by assets.

The days when a trip to the ATM was compulsory before strolling to your local market are numbered. Instead small businesses now find themsel…

Five or so years ago, we began looking at the cashless society – how a world that operates commerce online would start moving to an enviro…

Australians have become well familiar with self-checkout systems since both major supermarkets introduced them a few years ago, but is the c…

Running a small business is hard work and often involves juggling day-to-day priorities, which can mean many SME owners don’t feel like they…

You will often hear a small business owner complain about the banks ‘taking their cut’ of every transaction.

The cost of having a tr…