The costs of cash payments in the retail sector Study to determine and evaluate the costs arising from cash payments in the retail sector
Against this backdrop, the Bundesbank together with the EHI Retail Institute conducted this study on the costs of cash payments. The objective of the study is to determine and compare the costs of cash and card payments in the retail sector. The study also sheds light on how the German retail sector is structured, how long it takes to make a payment at a POS and which activities are taken into account when calculating the costs.
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