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Communication 22 June 2018

Towards a cash-free world'

Tune in at 12.30 p.m. CET on Monday, June 25, 2018 for the next Let’s Talk Innovation, a live interactive discussion on innovation in the payment sector.

Will the new technologies replace cash?

What would a cash-free society be like?

Elie du Pré de Saint Maur, Edenred’s Executive Vice President for Marketing and Strategy, Cyril Bourgois, Operations Director responsible for Casino digital transformation and journalist Anette Burgdorf, who will moderate the discussion, will talk about changes in payment methods in France and worldwide.

While new technologies are bringing about an increase in paperless payment, is cash doomed to disappear?

As world leaders in transactional solutions and food retail, Edenred and Casino are both observers of and players in these changes.

Because cash does not give access to the digital economy, thereby excluding underprivileged users, there is now a real challenge to enable users to take advantage of this rapidly growing economy. Digital transformation and new means of payment are therefore an opportunity to meet the challenge of digital financial inclusion.

Over and above their inherent benefits, digital payment methods raise a number of challenges regarding security and learning with the aim of making users more confident by ensuring speed and simplicity.

This is an event open to everybody where the public will have an opportunity to put questions directly to the speakers. The event will also be available on catch-up.

To take part, go to www.letstalk-innovation.com at 12.30 p.m. on June 25th.

 

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Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting more than 60 million users and more than 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via close to 1 million corporate clients.

Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), engagement (such as gift cards and engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy solutions, including EV charging, maintenance, toll and parking) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). 

True to the Group’s purpose, “Enrich connections. For good.”, these solutions enhance users’ well-being and purchasing power. They improve companies’ attractiveness and efficiency,and vitalize the employment market and the local economy. They also foster access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products and sustainable mobility.

Edenred’s 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day.

In 2023, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group managed €41 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards.

Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, Euronext Tech Leaders, FTSE4Good and MSCI Europe.

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