As Jamaica improves the reliability and availability of cashless payments, cash remains essential to supporting choice for individuals, and stability for businesses. Writing for the Jamaica Gleaner, Dr Garth A. Rattray shares his experience of why cash matters on ‘the Rock’.
As a medical doctor with a family practice, Rattray speaks of his own experience as a business owner, but also from the personal perspectives of those passing through his office. On the business side, reliability is his concern with any move to a cashless society, saying the point of sale (POS) machine they provide is prone to malfunctioning.
