First toilet paper and noodles - now that. Are coins and notes now becoming scarce? The Stadtsparkasse makes a clear appeal to its customers, as cash has been withdrawn more and more recently.
- The corona crisis * also poses a major challenge for the economy
- Significant cash withdrawals have been registered in Munich in the past few days
- The Stadtsparkasse therefore makes a clear appeal to the citizens
Munich - Life in Munich is currently dominating the coronavirus crisis. There is already a curious analysis of hamster purchases *. Stadtsparkasse München is now making an urgent appeal to citizens not to hamper cash : "There is enough money in circulation", emphasizes CEO Ralf Fleischer. He has observed increasing cash withdrawals in the past few days. "Citizens' concerns about not having enough cash in the near future seem to be increasing," says the Munich Sparkasse boss.
The cash that is in circulation is not a carrier of the corona virus , the Deutsche Bundesbank has confirmed that. Due to the corona pandemic *, however, more and more cards or smartphones are being used as payment in Munich.
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Corona crisis: hamster cash? Stadtsparkasse with an urgent appeal
Regardless of Corona, there is a trend in Germany that more and more cashless payments are being made, "although we are not yet as high as in the Scandinavian countries". In Denmark, for example, 80 percent is already paid by card or smartphone. So far, cash has been used in almost 50 percent of purchases in Germany.
Even if Stadtsparkasse München leaves 48 of its 58 branches open, going to the Sparkasse is only necessary in very few cases. Fleischer says: "Older people who do not have an Internet can handle all banking transactions via the telephone hotline 089/2 16 70 as soon as they can be activated for it."
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The Stadtsparkasse has drawn up an emergency plan. It benefits her that last year she equipped all employees with a tablet computer, says Fleischer. "This ensures that business operations can continue even in the worst case."
Initial requests for financial support are already there, reports the managing director. Representatives of hotels, restaurants and trade fair construction companies met early on because of the corona pandemic. "In these cases we are already looking for quick financial solutions."
The Stadtsparkasse makes a clear appeal to its customers, as cash has been withdrawn more and more recently.
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