50% of payments in the Eurozone are still in cash?

Wow, 50% of payments in the Eurozone are still in cash? I don’t remember the last time I saw someone paying with cash in the US or in Poland.

Ok, German firms still use fax machines too. Why is Western Europe so stuck in the last century? pic.twitter.com/ncRlVaOKaK

— Michael A. Arouet (@MichaelAArouet) December 7, 2025