Massachusetts blazed the trail in 1978, making it illegal for businesses to refuse cash payments back when debit cards and credit cards were still rare and digital wallets were the stuff of science fiction.

Most Americans think a college education is important. But for a growing number of young people, the cost of attending and obtaining a degree is increasingly prohibitive.

Over the past two years we have seen a rapid digitalisation of consumers and businesses, which has been driven by (but isn’t an exclusive consequence of) the COVID-19 pandemic. And as we look ahead to the future this trend is only going to continue.

Financial inclusion has turned into a flagship goal many companies strive to support. In the Leaders in Payment Podcast Jan Marc Kuelper, VP eCash USA at Paysafe, and Jean-François Brissot, Chief Product Officer at RentMoola, discuss with host Greg Myers what it means to drive financial inclusion in the rent industry and how eCash can simplify the process.

Whether you're buying online or at your local convenience store, there are plenty of ways you can pay. But while customers have become accustomed to this plethora of payment choices — and most won’t complete a transaction[1] if their preferred method isn't available — it seems none of us are ready to give up cash for good.

Paying for a vehicle can be done in more than one way. So why do Americans decide to take auto loans, and how do they want to pay them back?

Recently on the Paysafecash Blog* we commented that before the global pandemic, 82% of rental payments in the U.S. were paid via a check or in cash. And COVID-19 has created many crises, but not being able to pay rent on an apartment or house has become an essential issue for many Americans for more than a year. In this article we ask Jan Marc Kuelper, VP for Strategic Development of eCash in the U.S., why eCash payment solutions could alleviate these housing issues resulting from the pandemic to some extent, not only for renters willing to pay in cash but also for property managers collecting rent payments.

The impact of COVID-19 continues to be seen and felt across the globe, including significant blows to the global economy. Social distancing measures have forced the closure of many businesses and caused unemployment to soar. Even people who have been consistently working throughout the pandemic have struggled, and found themselves living paycheck to paycheck, especially in the United States where 63% of the society faces this issue*.

The economic impact of the pandemic has hit many American consumers and businesses hard, and some of those worst affected are the unbanked and their communities. Addressing the issues of financial inclusion must be a priority in the post-COVID-19 recovery.

The economic impact of COVID-19 has shaken the US housing market for renters and landlords. It has destabilised the relationship between the two, and much remains uncertain even as the US begins to plot a course beyond the COVID-19 era.

In the wake of the pandemic, more US consumers are making digital payments than ever before. But that doesn’t mean they’re leaving cash behind, with many seeing eCash as the solution to many of their concerns when it comes to paying online.

Integrating cash into eWallets is critical to attracting consumers that are new to the world of online payments.

There is still a significant role for cash in the payments ecosystem, but with consumers increasingly relying on eCommerce in the wake of COVID-19, will their relationship with cash change? And if so, how?

The US is leading the charge to prevent retailers from having the right to refuse cash payments. Will we see this trend cross the Atlantic to Europe any time soon? And how might this affect eCommerce?