Prospect Podcast

Going cash-free: a world without money

February 14, 2024
Image: Tony French / Alamy
Image: Tony French / Alamy

Physical cash is dying—but should we be worried about the consequences, or leave that to conspiracists and cranks who are concerned about digital payments? Author and journalist Stuart Jeffries joins Ellen Halliday to discuss what the payments of the future might look like, from cryptocurrency to Amazon wishlists, as well as an unusual group of rebels who are burning cash to make a point.

Read Stuart's feature here.