evidence: Is Starbucks "going cashless" regarding payment options for customers as of August 2022? No, that's not true: The article seen in this particular post that includes comments made by the Starbucks CEO fails to disclose that the cashless option was concerning the 2020 pandemic -- not a permanent change to cashless payments at all Starbucks stores. Starbucks also debunked this claim in recent tweets and told Lead Stories that they have "no plans to go cashless" in their U.K., U.S. or Canada stores. [...] The headline of the article reads,"In Order To Better Protect Against COVID, Starbucks Announces They Will Be Going Cashless From Now On With Contactless Mobile App & QR Codes For Payment." The article, published on August 29, 2022, mentions a partial quote from Starbucks CEO Kevin Johnson that is incorrectly cited as being made during the week the article was published. [...] The verified Starbucks U.K. Twitter account published an August 30, 2022 tweet stating that the claim that the company is going cashless is false as it has no plans to go cashless across its U.K. stores and will continue to offer cash payment options.