Mastodawn

"Part of this is due to a unique Swedish law that prioritises “freedom of contract” above any legal requirement to accept cash. In other words, it is up to businesses – including banks – whether they take cash."

#MoaPetersén, #LenaHalldenius, 2024

https://theconversation.com/sweden-is-a-nearly-cashless-society-heres-how-it-affects-people-who-are-left-out-216586

We seem to have a similar principle in law here. I've had cash payments refused by both Auckland Transport buses and a Nando's restaurant up there.

#PaymentSystems #cash #Sweden #NZ

Sweden is a nearly cashless society – here’s how it affects people who are left out

Contactless is king in Sweden, but people who do not have access to the technology are left behind.

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Strypey Feb 7

"If cash is the only money you have or the only money you can manage without help, you are confined to 'cash bubbles'. [In Sweden] Cash works like a local currency, isolated from the rest of the economy."