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How open banking, cryptocurrencies, and emerging fintech
platforms can promote equitable commerce.
BY STEPHANIE WALDEN
ILLUSTRATIONS BY JAMES STEINBERG
When fast-casual salad chain Sweetgreen announced
in 2016 that it was transitioning all of its U.S. locations
to a card-and-mobile-only payments model, some
applauded the act as a future-minded step toward a
cashless society.