As Banks Embrace Biometric Tracking of Customers, Cybertheft Explodes in Mexico
With impeccable timing.… Read More As Banks Embrace Biometric Tracking of Customers, Cybertheft Explodes in Mexico
Category: War on Cash
Even the World’s Most Cashless Nation Doesn’t Want to Go Fully Cashless
It’s too risky and systematically excludes the most vulnerable people.… Read More Even the World’s Most Cashless Nation Doesn’t Want to Go Fully Cashless
Cash Refuses to Die, But the €500-Note Is a Goner
War-on-Cash Backlash.… Read More Cash Refuses to Die, But the €500-Note Is a Goner
“Cash Must Not Be Made the Scapegoat”
In the War on Cash, a rare defense of physical money by an ECB Board Member… Read More “Cash Must Not Be Made the Scapegoat”
The Central Bank Narrative Has Collapsed…Here’s What Happens Now
Policymakers are only now admitting that their role has moved into a new, unexpected realm, with potentially huge implications for the global financial system… Read More The Central Bank Narrative Has Collapsed…Here’s What Happens Now
Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Soon to Follow
Biometric authentication “will be of great benefit to everyone.”… Read More Mastercard Pushes Biometrics, Banks Soon to Follow
Next Phase in Forcing Biometric Tracking on Consumers
Next Phase in Forcing Biometric Tracking on Consumers… Read More Next Phase in Forcing Biometric Tracking on Consumers
In Legalizing Marijuana, Uruguay Trips over the Dollar, US Laws, and Global Banks
Why Drug Lords Love the Patriot Act… Read More In Legalizing Marijuana, Uruguay Trips over the Dollar, US Laws, and Global Banks
Indian Govt Postpones Linking Bank Accounts to Digital IDs Amidst Public Backlash
Just one day before the case was due to come up in the Supreme Court, the government postponed the linking of the Aadhaar digital identity scheme to bank accounts… Read More Indian Govt Postpones Linking Bank Accounts to Digital IDs Amidst Public Backlash
A New Stealth Attack in EU’s “War on Cash”
And the definition of “cash” widens… Read More A New Stealth Attack in EU’s “War on Cash”
Spain’s Third Biggest Bank Just Made it Harder to Get Cash
War on Cash bogs down, despite best efforts of government, banks, and credit card companies… Read More Spain’s Third Biggest Bank Just Made it Harder to Get Cash
Politicians Want to Move Us Towards a Cashless World. It Would Be a Disaster
The last financial crisis left a nasty taste in the mouth: the wrong people were made to suffer. But that will be nothing compared with the injustices that will be wrought on blameless deposit-holders in the next crisis if we allow governments to abolish cash… Read More Politicians Want to Move Us Towards a Cashless World. It Would Be a Disaster
