At Sunshine Ace in Naples, Florida, signs have been put up to encourage contactless payments during the coronavirus pandemic. Employees at the chain of hardware stores constantly wipe down the touch pads of debit card readers, and at each checkout counter the chain has installed plexiglas shields. When Michael Wynn, Sunshine’s third-generation owner, checked his books for June, payments in cash had dropped slightly since the start of the pandemic. It looked like another sign of the steady demise of cash.
新型冠状病毒大流行期间,美国佛罗里达州那不勒斯的Sunshine Ace商店竖起了鼓励非接触式支付的标牌。这家连锁五金店的员工不停地擦拭借记卡读卡器的触控板,而且店里在每个收银台都安装了有机玻璃隔板。当Sunshine的第三代所有者迈克尔•韦恩(Michael Wynn)查看6月份的账目时,他发现自疫情爆发以来现金支付略有下降。这似乎是现金逐渐消亡的又一个迹象。