US Slowly Going Cash-Free, But Where’s the Bitcoin?
An article in this weekend’s New York Times gave the example of Sweetgreen, a chain of healthy-eating restaurants. After noting that cash transactions had declined to under 10% of totals and that airlines had long stopped using cash, management decided to go cash-free at a number of locations.
Less than 10 years ago, 40% of Sweetgreen customers used cash.
Bitcoin NFCThere are three main reasons for this. First is the growing number of payment options thanks to advances in technology, including chip-and-PIN cards, mobile devices and services like Apple Pay. Second, of course, is speed and convenience – neither customers nor businesses need to keep or handle cumbersome physical cash, and orders can be placed in advance.
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July 31, 2016, 07:02:02 PM
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