Some hawkers are also afraid of being scammed, says Makansutra food guide founder KF Seetoh.
SINGAPORE: After two months of finding discrepancies between the earnings reported by his stall assistants and received in his bank account, hawker Anthony Low decided to go back to cash-only transactions.
The issue of cash-only payments among hawkers, while not new, was thrust into the spotlight recently by former Nominated MP Calvin Cheng in a Facebook post last month. Mr Cheng criticised stalls at a coffee shop within the central business district for only accepting cash.TECH ISSUES, DISHONEST CUSTOMERS
During busy hours, it is also more efficient to collect cash rather than wait and confirm that an e-payment was successful, the worker said. One such stall holder, Madam Tuan Ngap Eng, said she has heard of e-payments but did not want the trouble of dealing with potential technical issues. He would have continued using a basic Nokia phone had his child not bought him a smartphone, said the 61-year-old, who operates a Teochew kway chap stall.
Another problem Mr Low faces is transaction cut-off times and payments being reflected only days later.
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