No cash, no bank heists in Denmark; criminals now go online

A person rides a bicycle past a Danske Bank branch in Copenhagen, Denmark. Cash transactions in the Nordic country have become virtually obsolete, with Danes increasingly opting to use cards and smartphones for payments. — Reuters

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: For the first time in years, Denmark hasn’t recorded a single bank robbery. There wouldn’t have been much point.

Cash transactions in the Nordic country have become virtually obsolete, with Danes increasingly opting to use cards and smartphones for payments.