‘Don’t neglect cash users’

Call to improve digital financial literacy: A woman making cashless payment at a kiosk in a restaurant in Petaling Jaya. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: While Malaysians are encouraged to go cashless, experts have questioned if this would sideline certain segments of society.

Think tank Social and Economic Research Initiative managing director Rashaad Ali said there was a lack of supporting infrastructure such as Internet coverage in semi-urban and rural areas, as well as a nationwide lack of access to devices.