Publication - 03 April 2020 by Raphael Auer, Giulio Cornelli and Jon Frost - Covid-19, cash, and the future of payments
Key takeaways
• The Covid-19 pandemic has fanned public concerns that the coronavirus could be transmitted by cash. • Scientific evidence suggests that the probability of transmission via banknotes is low when compared with other frequently-touched objects, such as credit card terminals or PIN pads.