February 1, 2021
Peter Coffey, an advertising copywriter, has used cash just once since the Covid-19 pandemic started — to buy a used car. When the health crisis began, he set up his smartphone’s tap-to-pay function with a credit card. “Some places weren’t accepting cash. I just got into the habit of never even thinking about cash,” he said. Mr. Coffey, 28 years old, who is working remotely from Tucson, Ariz., said he expects to continue using touchless payment technologies after the pandemic. “It�...