Comment on When society completely transitions to cash-less, what happens when the power goes down? End of the world?

• then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Presumably even there though they check the details from your book against the computer system, to not only check that the book is accurate and that the branch has enough cash on hand to fulfil your request? The computer system that has had no power for a week.

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  • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    They are there as a backup, for if the bank loses power or Internet. Normally they just use the computer system.

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    • then_three_more@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      So you have to use them every time you use the bank, I’m assuming this also means that these accounts don’t allow you to do any kind of internet or telephone banking.

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      • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        if the bank loses power, they’re there for a backup

        I feel like you aren’t actually reading my comments?

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