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ICYMI: #amnesty In order to facilitate payment of traffic tickets, Jamaica set up a national website where motorists can pay their fines. Traffic fine payment has become a major issue in Jamaica, with many drivers demanding amnesty for traffic tickets because they can't afford to pay them. Here's a tip for Jamaica: Now that there's a way to pay traffic tickets online, offer amnesty online as well. This can be done easily with an existing online amnesty platform and it can generate revenue recovery plus goodwill from citizens. #TraffiTicket #Jamaica

An important firsthand insight into the role and importance of cash for small businesses in Ireland. Teresa Borza Forte, who runs the Borza fish and chip shop, a staple in Walkinstown, Dublin, operating for over half a century, explains the need for cash in an increasingly cashless society. Hearing firsthand experiences about the benefits of cash use further highlights the need to continue championing cash payments - https://lnkd.in/egWe69jD

What an amazing opportunity it was for me to get together with modern slavery warrior Grace Forrest last week to discuss the issue of modern slavery here in New Zealand. Grace is pushing for legislative change around the world, including in New Zealand. I also gave my own view in today's @BusinessDesk article by @murrayjones at the link below.   #modernslavery #humanrights #newzealandbusiness

NoteMachine and leading c-store and small business associations are sounding the alarm that a UK #CashlessSociety would be hammer blow to the most vulnerable citizens https://buff.ly/3sZQuUC. #atm #atmusage #atmdeployers #atmindustry #cash #cashpayments #payments #paymentchoice

When your main concern is reliability in handling, efficiency in service, and cost-effectiveness in pricing for your courier consignment, SF Express is the only answer.  When it is from China, it should be through SF Express. 

Are slot machines Romania’s real problem? Looks like Romania’s only problem in 2023 is slot machines! So the politicians have decided. For some, it’s even the main campaign issue. Nothing else is important for the Romanians who will be called to vote next year. There are 2 million active drug users, but the gambling machines must be closed, almost 66% of those stopped in traffic for routine checks by the Romanian police are found drugged at the wheel, but gambling machines are Romania’s problem… The 2 May case is no longer important, even if a drugged driver killed some young people with his car,…it’s the slot machines, they are Romania’s problem… #casino #gambling #casinoinside https://lnkd.in/dzJ6YQ6k

System reboot: Let co-operatives in Polices and processes often created by banks, lenders and online services are devised solely with companies in mind. This can create issues for co-operatives and community benefit societies. Now it's time to do something about it. Co-operatives UK want to hear from all societies and co-operatives that have experienced difficulties due to their legal form, so they can collate these issues and build a dossier of evidence to influence decision-makers in private businesses and public bodies. Read more about this new campaign and feedback your experiences here ⤵️ https://lnkd.in/eJ_BxktM #coops #mutuals #communitybenefitsociety #finance #campaign

Will more cash machines return to rural Ireland? Our Head of Communications, Daragh Cassidy (MSc), appeared on IrelandAM to discuss the Access to Cash Bill and what it would mean to rural communities and cash users if the Bill was introduced in the country. Check out the full interview below. #bonkers #bonkersPersonalfinance #irelandAM #accesstocashbill #cashlesssociety #cash #ATM

Starting July 1 in California, restaurant #surcharges will be illegal. Just like thousands of other businesses like app-based delivery and rental services, event ticket sellers and more, they will need to include all fees and charges in their displayed prices. This move emphasizes the reception this law received by consumers for bringing transparency to pricing for delivery and rental services, event ticket sellers, and now restaurants. As this legislations becomes the standard, the #payments industry can succeed by supporting merchants in providing a great consumer experience, through programs like #dualpricng. Listen to Keith Sampson, CEO of Surv, and Robert Johnson, Sr Director of Visa Rules Management discuss the outlook for the payments industry, and gain insight into how retailcloud can provide the solutions merchants need to succeed. https://lnkd.in/g8eJiJQ6

Anton Kuchukhidze, the chairman of the Ukrainian Gambling Council, expresses hope that the Verkhovna Rada's provisional investigative commission on taxes and lottery licences will be established as soon as possible: ♣️ When it came to legal gambling and potential violations in this area, the relevant investigative commission was set up very quickly. We hope that the Tax Committee of the Verkhovna Rada, which for some reason stubbornly overlooked the problem with lottery operators, will be forced to show the same enthusiasm in creating a similar commission to study in detail the violations of lottery operators. In particular, this will finally provide a political basis for adopting licensing and tax conditions for lotteries, as well as starting the process of their equalisation with gambling, as is done in most developed Western gambling markets ♣️   Link https://lnkd.in/dcBZ2RP2