Do cashless transactions really make our lives more convenient?
Stall owners at Pasir Ris hawker centre are unhappy at the new cashless system that was implemented just this January. Although they have to pay an additional $150 for the cashless service, the poor hawkers do not receive their earnings on time.
They have been complaining of disbursements being as late as 5 months. Within these 5 months, they still have to cough out money for other services such as dishwashing and table-cleaning, most of which they claim were not even done properly.
The hawker is run by NTUC Foodfare. It has refuted these claims but acknowledged that there are late payments.
Why do these hawkers have to bear the brunt of our tech failure? Are we becoming a Smart nation just for the sake of it? Is it really an improvement or are we rushing things when it is not necessary? What do you think?
