Cash Still Popular for Low-Value Transactions and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 8/16/19

A CreditCards.com poll found that 49% of U.S. adults usually pay with cash for transactions of less than $10. Thirty-five percent use debit cards and 16% use credit cards. The survey canvassed more than 2,500 adults in July.
Eighty-two percent each of Generation X consumers and Baby Boomers buy in-store at least monthly, Blackhawk Network Holdings Inc. said, citing a February survey it commissioned of more than 10,000 U.S. adults.
The U.S. Department of Defense paid almost $1 billion in incorrect travel reimbursements to service members from 2016 to 2018, according to the Government Accountability Office.
The Chamber of Digital Commerce blockchain trade group published the second edition of its “Understanding Digital Tokens” series of reports.
Mercator Advisory Group released its “Payments, ATMs, and Prepaid: Cash Still Has Its Place” report on consumer shopping experiences.

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