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• 2025 Methods-of-Payment Survey Report: Cash in an Increasingly Digital and Mobile Economy

  Staff analytical paper 2026-36 Marie-Hélène Felt, Saika Pacouloute, Angelika Welte

  The 2025 Methods-of-Payment Survey provides insights into how Canadians pay for their day-to-day purchases and how they use cash (i.e. banknotes and coins). While contactless card payments dominate in-person transactions, most Canadians maintain favourable views on cash and still hold and use it. They are also increasingly adopting mobile payments.

  Content Type(s): Staff research, Staff analytical paper JEL Code(s): D, D8, D83, E, E4, E41 Research Theme(s): Money and payments, Cash and bank notes, Retail payments