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TIL in 2018, only 13% of Swedes reported using cash for a recent purchase, down from around 40% in 2010. 80% state that they paid by debit card for their most recent purchase, 13% that they used cash and 7% that they used a credit card. The concept of cash-free bank branches began in early 2000s.

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