[grasstreeleaf]

Thailand. Cash is rarely used these days. Some shops/restaurants have stopped accepting cash. I sometimes withdraw some from the ATM out of habit, or just to be on the safe side. Then I find myself not using the cash anyway and it sits in wallet for a few weeks.

Even smaller payments, like paying 10 THB (US 25 cents) for a bottle of water, are done digitally. It’s so prevalent that I hardly even use a debit/credit card anymore unless I have a specific reason.

The payments are done by scanning a QR code at the shop, or in the P2P (person-to-person) scenario by scanner the other person's QR or entering their mobile number. All banks support these payments and for the P2P scenario, you basically link your mobile number with the national switch and point it to one of your bank accounts.