Even as the Fed announces the July launch of FedNow instant payment system, national chains like Panera Bread will move toward cashless commerce. Any store that refuses to accept cash should be boycotted and shamed. Cash is legal tender for all public and private debt, and this cannot be overridden by private companies like Panera Bread. ⁃ TN Editor
Amazon’s palm-reading payment technology was first introduced at numerous Whole Foods locations in California, enabling customers to pay for their groceries by scanning their palms at checkout terminals rather than using cash or a card. Now Panera Bread is experimenting with Amazon’s cashless payment system as the war on cash marches on.
On Wednesday, Panera Bread announced plans to roll out a “contactless payment method” to several stores with additional locations in the coming months. The bakery-cafe chain has over 2,000 locations, and its loyalty program has 52 million members.
“Panera is the first national restaurant company to use Amazon One as both a way for guests to pay and access their loyalty account with their palm,” the company said.
“Our philosophy has been centered around leveraging best-in-class technology to create a better Panera experience and using that to deepen our relationship with our loyal guests. Introducing Amazon One, as a frictionless, personalized, and convenient service, is another way we’re redefining the loyalty experience,” Niren Chaudhary, CEO of Panera Bread and Panera Brands, stated.
By summer, Panera Bread might have at least two dozen stores equipped with Amazon’s contactless payment system, as reported by Panera’s Chief Digital Officer George Hanson in an interview with CNBC.
“We think the payment plus loyalty identification is the secret sauce that can unlock a really personalized, warm and efficient experience for our guests in our cafes,” Hanson said.
The adoption of contactless payment systems by corporate giants like Amazon and Panera Bread, both known for their massive loyalty programs, seems to signal a shift towards a cashless society.
Patrick Wood is a leading and critical expert on Sustainable Development, Green Economy, Agenda 21, 2030 Agenda and historic Technocracy. He is the author of Technocracy Rising: The Trojan Horse of Global Transformation (2015) and co-author of Trilaterals Over Washington, Volumes I and II (1978-1980) with the late Antony C. Sutton.
A digital currency/cashless society system is frightening in the scope of control the elites will have over the masses. This is no conspiracy, it is already going on right now in China. If a “netizen” (China citizen) does anything the government doesn’t like they are immediately cut off from their money. Imagine not being able to buy food for your family, or travel on public transport. They aren’t allowed cars so they can’t travel and can’t rent an apartment. They are stripped of all resources to the point where they cannot survive. This kind of control over a human being… Read more »
Death to all dissenters seems to be the goal. I see the sheeple eating it all up.
There will only be the few 5% up to 10% resistance.
Call it 25-30% resistance per statistics whatever, the game is lost.
The global elite love it, the sheeple love it, and both will love to kick us out from the cliff.
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A digital currency/cashless society system is frightening in the scope of control the elites will have over the masses. This is no conspiracy, it is already going on right now in China. If a “netizen” (China citizen) does anything the government doesn’t like they are immediately cut off from their money. Imagine not being able to buy food for your family, or travel on public transport. They aren’t allowed cars so they can’t travel and can’t rent an apartment. They are stripped of all resources to the point where they cannot survive. This kind of control over a human being… Read more »
Death to all dissenters seems to be the goal. I see the sheeple eating it all up.
There will only be the few 5% up to 10% resistance.
Call it 25-30% resistance per statistics whatever, the game is lost.
The global elite love it, the sheeple love it, and both will love to kick us out from the cliff.