Don’t Just Go Cashless, Go Contactless!
- Sandhya Agrawal
- Apr 29, 2020
- 2 min read
When Going for shopping, carrying cash?, the answer must be a “no" because consumers and retailers must consider the ways to prevent touch when shopping for essential goods in light of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Contactless will help discourage COVID-19 spread when face2face exchange becomes inevitable. The best way is to use E-payments while shopping.
Many grocers, retailers, and businesses have online and app-based stores to buy necessities. Safe payment for delivery or pick up can be made online.
Online or digital payments are made in secure environments using technologies like encryption and artificial intelligence to keep payment data safe while processing transactions fast. It minimizes public spending time while allowing you to live in the comfort of your home.
Also, Smartphone mobile wallets are contactless. It means that consumers can "scan” the QR code to pay for goods and services. It enables consumers to avoid handing over cash which comes through the hands of multiple people.
Besides, if any transaction at cash withdrawal centres or banks has to be done in person, ensure that a healthy distance is maintained – 6 feet is recommended by health experts – and clean the machine surface before and after use. If you can send a receipt electronically, consider sending an e-mail or text.
Experts claim COVID-19 might remain on plastic for up to 5 days, on paper for four days and surgical gloves for up to 8 hours.
Money payment is a task of a click, and if you have a bank account, then you are good to go. So, let us explore various options of online or contactless payments:
Additionally, there are several other benefits of using e-payment methods like convenience, incentives, vouchers, and cashbacks. If you pay Rs. 1000 (online) in a grocery shop get a cashback of Rs. 50, so basically you have spent just 950. So, something is better than nothing, plus you keep yourself and your family safe by avoiding unnecessary contact.
Sadly in times like these, online scams will proliferate. Stop fraud online with extra diligence!
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