Zimbabwe's Fading Card in a Cashless World
Zimbabwe's struggle to adapt to a cashless world is evident in the experience of Fungai Moyo, who finds his iPhone's Apple Pay functionality rendered useless upon returning to Harare from Johannesburg.
AMH, an independent media house, reports on this issue through its various publications, including The Zimbabwe Independent, The Standard, and NewsDay.
The future of payments "switches off the moment I touch down" in Harare, says Moyo, highlighting the country's slow transition to a cashless economy.
Moyo's wallet, still filled with plastic cards, symbolizes the nation's reliance on traditional payment methods, despite global experts predicting the obsolescence of such cards.
This dilemma is a microcosm of Zimbabwe's larger challenge in embracing a cashless world.
Author's summary: Zimbabwe struggles to adapt to a cashless world, hindering its economic progress.