The Rise of Cashless Banks (And What To Do About It)
By J.P. Koning For centuries bank deposits have come with a comforting guarantee. Depositors have always been able to quickly convert them at par into…
Cashless Agenda
The Dangers of Negative Interest Rates and a Cashless Economy
By Richard M. Ebeling The recent gyrations in the stock market and the uncertainties surrounding American trade policies with China and other parts of the…
CIBC, A Huge Canadian Bank, Was Offline All Day, Proving Again The Dangers of a Cashless Society
By Daisy Luther Yesterday, CIBC reported a “systems issue” that prevented customers from logging in to their accounts online for the entire business day. CIBC,…
3D Printed Guns for Everyone, Ross Ulbricht Petition Denied, Cashless Backlash and Other News of the Week
By corbettreport Welcome back to #NewWorldNextWeek – the video series from Corbett Report and Media Monarchy that covers some of the most important developments in…
War On Cash Goes into Full Effect — Purchases Over $10,000 ILLEGAL in Australia
By Jay Syrmopoulos Canberra, Australia – The Australian government announced that it will soon be illegal to use more than $10,000 cash to purchase anything,…
Threats to Digital Wealth Point to Need for Tangible Backup
By Stefan Gleason Recent high-profile cyber security breaches at Equifax and other financial institutions highlight the perils of an all-digital economy. When wealth can be…
In Defense of Cash: Why We Should Bring Back the $500 Note and Other Big Bills
By Jay L. Zagorsky, The Ohio State University A world without cash seems wonderful at first glance since it is convenient and fast. You don’t…
Hawaii To Require Cashless Payments For Medical Marijuana
By Vin Armani In this video, Vin Armani discusses how politicians in Hawaii are taking away citizens’ rights if they choose to use medical marijuana….
Train Stations to use Facial Recognition and Palm Vein Scanners for Payment
By MassPrivateI Editor’s Note: The stages of incrementalism seem to be speeding up. Nicholas West has written for Activist Post just this month about China’s…
UK Supermarket Becomes World’s First to Offer Cashless Checkout with Finger Vein Scan
By Nicholas West The march toward a cashless society has now moved from the theoretical to the phase of widespread adoption. This is primarily due…
War on Cash Backfires on India’s Economy
By Clint Siegner Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a surprise attack on cash in late 2016. He gave Indians a few days to convert…
Cashless Society: China’s KFC Introduces Facial Recognition Payment System
By Nicholas West Step by step, facial recognition has been accepted by the general public for security; its appearance is proliferating at airports and at…
The Perfect Robbery, The Cashless Society
By Samantha King What seemed almost like science fiction to our parents is coming scarily close to the realm of feasibility: more and more countries…
War on Cash: Desperate VISA Begs Merchants With $10,000 Bribe to Go Cashless
By Claire Bernish A war on cash has surreptitiously and duplicitously come to pass, as Big Banks and Big Credit attempt to convince their millions…