India

12840 ATMs, and 153 Cashtic users!

Mahatma Gandhi Road
400080
India

110054
India

Kazi Street
400039
India

Velankani Drive
560100
India

Main Bazar Road
110055
India

NH13
790105
India

India

Salem-Kochi-Kanyakumari Road
695001
India

Velachery - Tambaram Main Road
600073
India

Gali No 12
110094
India

In a dramatic and unforeseen move in November 2016, India annihilated two of its highest-denomination banknotes, effectively obliterating 86% of the nation’s currency in circulation overnight. This bold maneuver, dubbed Demonetisation, aimed to dismantle rampant corruption and siphon out hidden wealth. The immediate aftermath was a pandemonium of serpentine queues outside banks and ATMs, with critics decrying the policy for disproportionately afflicting the impoverished and crippling India's vast informal economy.

Cash will be King at least in our lifetime! Look at the latest trends from the 4 largest economies in the world, US, EU, China and India based on data from the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of India, and the Bank of China. Is digital money and wire transfers overtaking cash, or its just a hype and marketing from Visa, Mastercard and digital bank startups?
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