ING survey: a cashless society is coming
(WorldNews Netherlands)

26 April 2017 Cash is king, right? Yes, but its dominance is dwindling in many countries. And people seem to like it that way too: given the choice, one in three people in Europe would go completely cashless, according to a new ING survey. Due to the rise of cash alternatives and the convenience of using them, 68% say that they would rather visit a shop that only accepted cashless payments instead of just cash. The desire to drop cash altogether is higher in emerging economies than in rich countries. These are a few of the findings from the fifth ING International Survey Mobile Banking 2017 - Cashless Society. The aim of this annual survey is to learn how consumers around the world spend,...