anita on Nostr: Good development. We need cash for privacy and to trade non KYC bitcoin. Hopefully ...
Good development. We need cash for privacy and to trade non KYC bitcoin. Hopefully other countries are listening:
Sweden is not the only Nordic country backpedalling on plans for a cashless society. Last year Norway, which has a popular equivalent to Swish called Vipps MobilePay, brought in legislation that means retailers can be fined or sanctioned if they will not accept cash. The government has also recommended that citizens “keep some cash on hand due to the vulnerabilities of digital payment solutions to cyber-attacks”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/16/sweden-cash-digital-payments-electronic-banking-security
Sweden is not the only Nordic country backpedalling on plans for a cashless society. Last year Norway, which has a popular equivalent to Swish called Vipps MobilePay, brought in legislation that means retailers can be fined or sanctioned if they will not accept cash. The government has also recommended that citizens “keep some cash on hand due to the vulnerabilities of digital payment solutions to cyber-attacks”.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/mar/16/sweden-cash-digital-payments-electronic-banking-security