It is a topic that is probably nowhere discussed more emotionally than in Germany: cash. Some people don’t want to miss it, others prefer paying by card. An Italian restaurant chain is now creating facts: At Tuscolo, which has branches in Bonn, Siegburg, Cologne and Rheinbach, guests will no longer be able to pay with cash from April.

“We are friends of hygiene, fast processes and safety,” explained managing director Esposito Pietro to the “Westphalian Gazette“.

Restaurant chain completely abolishes cash payments: “We have nothing to hide”

Digital payments are also easier to control. He has no concerns about possible surveillance through card payments. “Why should I have a problem with that? We have nothing to hide,” Pietro told “wa”. A gradual transition is planned. He expects the changeover to take two months.

On the community platform Reddit The corresponding notice was posted at the main building. The reactions are mixed: “Right step,” writes one. “Celebrate this,” another. “Why is anyone seriously celebrating that there are fewer choices?” criticizes another.

“I was there yesterday and the device didn’t work. My colleague and I sat there for two minutes as ordered and not picked up. In the end the waiter brought a new one and then everything was fine,” reads another comment on Reddit.

Long term plans for cash

Will we soon have to go cashless everywhere? False reports about a cash ban appear regularly and cause uncertainty. The facts show, according to “chip“However, cash is protected by law in the EU and is not threatened with abolition.

The ECB and other institutions are therefore continuously working to secure the use of cash in the Union in the long term. Citizens can continue to pay with cash with peace of mind without having to fear a ban. Many people have been paying digitally for a long time – but for many, cash remains a symbol of freedom. The However, the head of the Bundesbank warnsthat access could become more difficult in the future – especially in more regional areas.