BearingPoint survey: Cash is number one in Europe – digital euro should be fast, secure, and accepted everywhere
AMSTERDAM, November 23, 2023--Cash is the major form of payment across Europe, with its use being most common in Austria and Germany and lowest in Finland. Despite the significant differences in cash usage, expectations for the usage of the digital euro are similar in all seven countries surveyed by the management and technology consultancy. Respondents said that they would use the digital euro primarily for online shopping, and the top criteria for using the digital euro would be if it were fre