likely to do so since it broke out. On the other hand, the consumers who had mostly been paying in cash have often continued … growth of cashless payment usage. The divide between those who pay in cash and those who do not, therefore, seems to have … of factors differentiating usage of cash and the cashless instrument is needed …

Using a survey of 5,504 respondents from 22 European countries, we examine preferences regarding cash and cashless … handling cash presents a higher risk of infection. Moreover, the habits they develop during periods of restrictions and … lockdowns appear to further diminish their appetite for transacting in cash. Not only do these factors affect current choice of …

Pundits have been predicting the death of cash for as long as the plastic card has been in existence – more than 60 … cash are inadequate for measuring cash usage and have devised a new methodology and framework for measuring how much cash … to 10 countries: France, Italy, Germany, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, UK, and US. The authors conclude that although …

, legal cash demand can be explained by transactional and saving motives (hoarding). We apply both direct calculation and an … hoarding and illegal cash demand) of several Central European and Western countries that have their own currency (did not … introduce euro). We find that transactional cash demand is strongly influenced by the level of improvement of the payment system …

. While the demise of cash is not imminent, it is important for the central bank to continue to evaluate its potential roles …