India

12840 ATMs, and 153 Cashtic users!

NH344
India

NH344
India

NH444A;SH31
133102
India

NH444A;SH31
133102
India

NH907
135021
India

NH344
133104
India

State Highway 5
133001
India

SH24
123411
India

NH7
173021
India

NH7
173030
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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