Comment by gstipi

The usage of physical currency in Germany has dropped over the last three years.

During the pandemic, paying by debit card was encouraged, and this has stuck around.

I have used cash in a single instance in the last month (at a restaurant where the card reader was out of order).

However, it turns out that most people still prefer cash, so I might be living in a bubble, see https://www.bundesbank.de/en/press/press-releases/payment-be...