Fears UK’s cashless society will leave more than just the vulnerable behind (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] livus@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

I agree. Since the 1990s New Zealand mostly uses an electronic system called EFTPOS and when that goes down it's bad enough, almost no one can buy or sell anything.

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