COVID-19: The contactless payment catalyst?

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#1

One very small plus point of covid19 is that it might speed this up as I hate having to go and get money and then carry said money for certain things :joy::joy:

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#2

I was saying this the other day, the only time Iā€™ve got cash out since Iā€™ve been in this house ( was talking about how we have 0 coins in the house ) was to pay the skip man. Nearly 4 years and 3 times were for the same person

I havent used a wallet for years as well.

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#3

Yesterday when I went to get a coffee there was a homeless man who asked for some change and for probably the first time ever I genuinely didnā€™t have any as I just havenā€™t had cash in about the last three months so any bit of coinage I did have has been eroded. Iā€™ll probably start taking the odd 20 out and converting in to coins as I hate to pass by and give nothing.

Other than that cash can do one.

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#4

Been using my card in work in the canteen. Usually take cash. Result Iā€™ve spent more.
I want the option thanks.

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#5

Yep. Thereā€™s no reason whatsoever to actually get rid. Anyone who doesnā€™t want to use it is plenty catered for.

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#6

Yeah I was meaning Iā€™d like the option of contactless for everything I have to pay for. Not get rid of physical money haha

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#7

Yeah potentially, I used to be pretty 50-50 in regards to cash or card payments pre the COVID-19 era.

#8

Well ask him to get on with times and get a contactless payment machine.

Stop the cash dependencies.

#9

Itā€™s really good that you do this- give money every single time

#10

I imagine you thought that was funny.

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#11

It is funny you sad miserable fuck

#12

Iā€™m the same.

The first time I touched cash since like Feb was to give a homeless dude a couple of quid the other day.

I take out Ā£20 and convert it into notes/coins for the specific purpose of having something to give homeless people and also as a ā€œshit Iā€™ve lost my phone and card now Iā€™m brokeā€ back up.

Bring on the cashless society.

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#13

Remember when we talked about that app you could send small amounts of money to any phone number with and how the odd homeless person has a sign with their number on it and you can just send any amount you like later if you want? I think you mentioned some journo you listen to who had mentioned it. Apps like that could make a transition to cashless everywhere easier and not punish homeless people (further) :slight_smile:

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#14

Itā€™s not just homeless people though, I read somewhere a while ago that over a million adults in the UK donā€™t even have a bank account.

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#15

I do. Often I have thought if the homeless of Ireland could just get on board with this app it would make my life very very slightly easier.

#16

How do they get paid?

#17

The same way a prostitute does

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#18

Donā€™t be a dunce lol.

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#19

Why do we need to go contactless other than the fact they want to shut down the use of cash ?

#20

Well itā€™s much easier than carrying money. Iā€™ve not carried money for years lol. Only get it out when I canā€™t use contactless

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