COVID-19 is accelerating the end of cash

Infection concerns are speeding up the transition away from “dirty money”

This Photo of colourful Canadian currency is by an Unknown Author and licensed under CC BY

In early March 2020, I withdrew some $20 bills from my neighbourhood ATM. It was a standard habit, in the before times — to have a bit of what a friend calls “walking around money” for a quick purchase, parking meters or an appreciative donation for a busker.