Future of money

Informed by a survey of gen Z and Y respondents aged 18 to 34, Up's Hi-Fi product aims to help young Australians reach their financial goals.

A small but vocal group of Australians are using social media to name and shame businesses which do not accept cash, despite contactless card transactions becoming the de facto form of payment for enterprises across the country.

Jim Chalmers is set to announce the phasing out of cheques and BSB payments, as well as push for more RBA regulation of digital wallets.

Aussie businesses are going cashless in droves during the COVID-19 pandemic, but SMEs are getting the short end of the stick as multinational payments giants clip the ticket.

Cash offers an easy means of avoiding tax — one plenty of ordinary Australians use — so the government is keen to crack down on big cash payments.

Vietnamese food franchise Roll'd has ditched cash during the COVID-19 pandemic, and chief Bao Hoang says that's unlikely to be changing anytime soon.

Cash was already teetering on the brink of oblivion. COVID-19 just kicked it over the edge.

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Australians are using less cash than ever, and it's a trend that is speeding up as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.