在中国用现金支付太难了，中国对拒收纸币的肯德基处以罚款

It's so tough to pay cash in China that the government had to fine a KFC for not accepting banknotes

因为目前很难在中国进行现金支付，中国对拒收纸币的肯德基处以罚款

China recently fined several businesses, including a KFC, for refusing to accept cash.

These are some of the most established companies in China, showing just how quickly cash has fallen from favor there.

It's a problem for a China ho to attract foreign tourists who aren't part of the cashless system.

中国最近对包括肯德基在内的几家企业处以罚款，原因是它们拒收人民币现金。

这些企业都属于中国最知名的企业，可见现金在中国失宠的速度究竟有多快。

对于希望吸引尚未适应无现金社会的外国游客来旅游的中国而言，这是一个棘手的问题。

China's central bank fined seven businesses last week — including a KFC and branches of state-owned corporations — for rejecting cash payments, all as Beiing pushes to make spending more accessible for foreign tourists.

The bank said it fined a KFC in Wux, Jiangsu, about $4,140 for refusing to take cash from a customer who ordered breakfast.

中国央行上周对七家拒绝现金支付的企业处以罚款，其中包括一家肯德基和几家国有企业的分支机构。这一切都是中国希望便利外国游客在华消费。

该银行表示，江苏无锡的一家肯德基因拒绝接收一位订购早餐的顾客支付的现金，被罚款约4140美元。

以下是雅虎读者的评论：

Gary

I just spent 6 weeks visiting China and I had absolutely no problems using WeChat, AliPay or cash. You can now register your US based (or any country) credit card to either WeChat or AliPay which makes it extremely easy. The only caveat is you get charged an extra 3% of any transaction over 200 Yuan. In those instances I just pay with Chinese Yuan. I event ate at one of their KFCs and had no problem using cash.

我刚刚在中国访问了6周时间，微信、支付宝或现金都可以用。您现在可以在微信或支付宝上绑定美国(或任何国家)信用卡，非常简单。唯一要注意的是，每笔200元以上的交易要额外支付3%的费用。在这种情况下，我就选择用人民币付款。我在肯德基餐厅吃过饭，用现金支付也没有问题。

ZX1400

You also can buy things from the grocery store only using your face , it scans it and deducts it from your WeChat balance.

你也可以在杂货店刷脸购物，摄像头会识别人脸，从你的微信余额中扣款。

China has reached nearly 1/2 billion surveillance cameras in China. And along with China's facial recognition technology, social media monitoring, phone monitoring, it must make a miserable life to live in China's Digital ... soon to be copied in North Korea and Russia.

中国的摄像头已经达到了近5亿个。再加上中国的面部识别技术、社交媒体监控、手机监控，在中国的数字生活，肯定很惨吧……朝鲜和俄罗斯肯定很快就会学中国的。

jim

a recent China visit left me bewildered as to how many businesses -- and government entities -- do not accept cash, trying to find an ATM there is challenging.

nevertheless this no-cash culture could very well be the future as similar is being seen in the West to some degree, sure might cut back on robberies...

我最近去了趟中国，感到非常困惑，我不知道有多少企业(以及政府部门)不接受现金，想在中国找ATM机，绝非易事。

但这种无现金文化很可能就是未来的趋势，西方在某种程度上也开始改变了，当然了，抢劫案也会变少……

WanHeungLo

ATMs are everywhere, I'm very suprised that you had a problem.

这里到处都能找到自动取款机，你居然找不到，我有点不可思议。

old time

Good for China. The rush to go cashless leave the elderly and foreigners left out if they still rely upon bank notes. A few fines and intervention by the central government should be a reminder to follow the law...

对中国有好处。如果老年人和外国人仍然依赖银行钞票，那么无现金的热潮让他们被排除在外。几笔罚款和中央政府的干预应该提醒我们要遵守法律……

David R

"It's illegal in China to reject cash for purchases".

The United States needs a law like that. Who wants to use a card to buy a $3.00 cup of coffee?

“在中国，拒绝现金结算是违法行为。”

美国也需要制订这样的法律。谁会想用信用卡买一杯3美元的咖啡？

SJFlyer

Just get rid of visa requirement for short term visit and you will see an immediate boost in tourism!

只要取消短期访问的签证要求，就能见证旅游业的即刻增长！

WanHeungLo

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland will now be allowed to enter the country without a visa. It seems there are still some that it does not particularly want to encourage.

奥地利、比利时、法国、德国、匈牙利、爱尔兰、意大利、卢森堡、荷兰、西班牙和瑞士现在都可以免签入境了。但仍有一些国家是中国并不想特别鼓励的。

Simo

Just for comparison, several US state mandates certain type of business like retailers and restaurants to accept Cash for goods and service.

Reason is About 20% Americans don't have a bank account.

仅供比较，美国有几个州要求零售商和餐馆等特定类型的企业接受现金购买商品和服务。

原因是大约有20%的美国人没有银行账户。

Alex

That is not true. Restaurants, shops and others always accept cash. But you've got to be prepared they won't give you any change.

这不是事实。餐馆、商店和其他地方都能接受现金。但你要有心理准备，他们可能不会找零。

ZX1400

Never had this issue once in years worth of visiting China

我在中国生活的这些年里，从来没有遇到过这种情况。

BILLS

I am telling you! once you've used digital payment, you'll never want to go back to the plastic.

我告诉你！只要你开始使用数字支付，你就再也不想使用信用卡了。

Credit cards are going the way of the dinosaur. Terrible technology.

信用卡正在走向消亡。可怕的科技。

Jack

China experts: look, China so poor, no cash!

有些“中国通”会说：看看，中国太穷了，大家手里都没有现金！

BaconSmoothie42

It's part of being a "3rd world undeveloped" country .

That's why they don't have to meet global pollution standards.

这就是“第三世界不发达国家”。

这就是他们不需要达到全球污染标准的原因。

Jack

yea, they so poor no more paper to print money like us

是的，他们太穷了，没有足够的纸像我们一样大量印钱

Accepting cash is more work, you have to go to the bank to deposit. It’s called the cash carrying cost.

接受现金肯定比较麻烦，你得去银行存钱。这叫做现金持有成本。

Mr Math

Well, swi a card isn't free for the vendor either.

对商家来说，刷卡也是有成本的。

Mike

Most businesses in China don't accept credit cards either. Many accept only alipay and wechat which charge about 0.1% or less.

中国的大多数企业不接受信用卡。许多商家只接受支付宝和微信，渠道收费只要0.1%或更低。

But it's good for the pay or because it's like an interest free loan. China's way is like a debit card transaction here.

但这对消费者来说是好事，因为这就像一笔无息贷款。中国采用的支付方式就类似于借记卡交易。

Jenniana

Get your counterfeit problem under control and I'm 100% sure the "nobody wants cash" problem will solve itself soon thereafter.

管理好你们的假钞问题，我肯定“没人喜欢现金”的问题很快就会得到解决。

BRIAN

Wouldn't be smart to produce counterfeit notes in a country where cash is rarely used. It would be ridiculously difficult to distribute an small amount of counterfeit notes into circulation without getting caught.

在一个很少使用现金的国家，制造假钞不是傻冒的行为么。要在货币流转中流通少量假币还不被发现，非常困难。

BaconSmoothie42

I wish they would make that a law in the USA. I can't pay my rent with cash or check now.

我希望美国也能对此立法。我现在根本没法用现金或支票来支付房租。

WanHeungLo

Just back from 8 months there, no problems paying cash for anything.

我才刚从中国回来八个月，我用现金付款没遇到过什么问题。

tigerclaws

I went to China a couple years ago

Credit cards didn’t work only Alipay but luckily I had cash on me

几年前我去过中国

不能用信用卡，只能用支付宝，但幸运的是我带了现金。