Cash Remains Most Widely Accepted Payment Type for Small, Mid-Sized Businesses: Survey

Cash Remains Most Widely Accepted Payment Type for Small, Mid-Sized Businesses: Survey
Money is removed from an ATM in Montreal on May 30, 2016. Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press
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Cash remains the most accepted payment among small- and medium-sized Canadian businesses, despite the prevalence of digital options, according to a report from the central bank.

A 98 percent cash acceptance rate among medium-sized businesses and 95 percent rate among small businesses indicate the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t killed merchant acceptance of paper money, the Bank of Canada said in its newly released report.