cashless

A cashless society describes an economic state whereby financial transactions are not conducted with money in the form of physical banknotes or coins, but rather through the transfer of digital information between the transacting parties.

(source: en.wikipedia.org)

NFL Season 2021 Kicks Off With Cashless — and the Quarterback Who Is Not to Be Named
NFL Season 2021 Kicks Off With Cashless — and the Quarterback Who Is Not to...
September 04, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Legendary sportscaster Howard Cosell famously wondered: “Is football a game or a religion?” We may finally get some answers when the NFL’s 2021 season officially...

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Google Expands FinTech Ambitions In Japan With pring Acquisition
Google Expands FinTech Ambitions In Japan With pring Acquisition
July 08, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Google is set to acquire pring, a Tokyo-based cashless payment and settlement startup company, for between $180 million and $270 million, Nikkei Asia reported. The...

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Cashless Norway Explores Central Bank Digital Currency
Cashless Norway Explores Central Bank Digital Currency
April 22, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Is Norway, the most cashless society on the planet, ready for a central bank digital currency (CBDC)? The head of the country’s central bank is...

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VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets
VEON: The Year Of Digital Financial Inclusion In Developing Markets
January 22, 2021  |  Financial Inclusion

Sergi Herrero co-CEO of VEON, explores how the COVID-19 pandemic has triggered the acceleration of cashless payments, and how that has posed a challenge to...

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Kroger Joins Amazon In The Race To Add ‘Smart’ Grocery Carts 
Kroger Joins Amazon In The Race To Add ‘Smart’ Grocery Carts 
January 18, 2021  |  Retail

The race is revving up at grocery aisles across America to add “smart” shopping carts that can track what consumers pick up off the shelves...

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Japan’s Payments Firm Hey Nets Series E Funding Led By Bain Capital
Japan’s Payments Firm Hey Nets Series E Funding Led By Bain Capital
August 04, 2020  |  Investments

Japanese eCommerce and payments platform hey announced a Series E investment led by Bain Capital, a press release says. The round was also supported by...

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Today In Payments: US Casinos To Go Cashless; Mastercard, Visa Lose Round On UK Swipe Fees
Today In Payments: US Casinos To Go Cashless; Mastercard, Visa Lose Round On UK Swipe...
June 18, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, U.S. casinos are moving toward cashless gambling, and Visa and Mastercard lost their bid to assess fees on retailers in the...

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US Casinos To Go Cashless, Citing Pandemic Fears 
US Casinos To Go Cashless, Citing Pandemic Fears 
June 18, 2020  |  Payment Methods

U.S. casinos are moving toward cashless gambling to protect customers and staff from the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Gaming Association (AGA), the Washington, D.C.-based trade...

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The Rise Of Card-On-File Commerce
The Rise Of Card-On-File Commerce
June 01, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Gas stations are encouraging it. Many Main Street SMBs, local restaurants and designer boutiques are doing it for the first time. Fitness clubs have been...

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