{"id":24296,"date":"2020-01-22T13:07:46","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T12:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiosk.com\/?p=24296"},"modified":"2026-02-24T12:41:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T11:41:20","slug":"why-no-digital-sales-slips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiosk.com\/en\/why-no-digital-sales-slips\/","title":{"rendered":"Why no digital sales slips?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24296\" class=\"elementor elementor-24296 elementor-7343\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb1f7d6 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb1f7d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-559467d\" data-id=\"559467d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1688e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1688e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d29484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5d29484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fcb9c1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fcb9c1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b532dd\" data-id=\"5b532dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aefef52 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aefef52\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-231a040\" data-id=\"231a040\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3be5f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"b3be5f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items elementor-icon-list-items elementor-post-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-19fd980 elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ekiosk.com\/en\/2020\/01\/22\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>January 22, 2020<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-fa59dc9 elementor-inline-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>1:07 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8aa1abd elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8aa1abd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-497094d\" data-id=\"497094d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c953301 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"c953301\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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fa-clock\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>1:07 pm<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e7a9044 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e7a9044\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9621be7\" data-id=\"9621be7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edea3a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"edea3a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec85f7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec85f7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why no digital sales slips?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcfb22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"fcfb22c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce90622 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce90622\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a306ee\" data-id=\"8a306ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3e8f32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3e8f32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-text\"><p>Starting this year, the receipt requirement was introduced for all retailers in Germany. The cash register law was passed to &#8220;protect against manipulation of basic digital records&#8221;. Retailers must now print a receipt for every purchase, no matter how small, which has triggered an intense debate. Proponents believe that this is the only way to stop black market trading. Opponents argue that the state is only interested in knowing what the population actually purchases.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9468402 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9468402\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bbfdfb\" data-id=\"3bbfdfb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d97cb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d97cb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"teaser-text\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Starting this year, the receipt requirement was introduced for all retailers in Germany. The cash register law was passed to &#8220;protect against manipulation of basic digital records&#8221;. Retailers must now print a receipt for every purchase, no matter how small, which has triggered an intense debate. Proponents believe that this is the only way to stop black market trading. Opponents argue that the state is only interested in knowing what the population actually purchases.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aae349c elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aae349c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7382e2e\" data-id=\"7382e2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8ac5a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8ac5a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First and foremost, the\u00a0<strong>federal government<\/strong>\u00a0wants to strengthen the fight against\u00a0<strong>tax fraud<\/strong>. The obligatory\u00a0<strong>receipts\u00a0<\/strong>are intended to ensure that all income is recorded and documented by the electronic cash register and that the customer can clearly identify these transactions. Unlike in the past, the time of the beginning and end of the\u00a0<strong>transaction<\/strong>, a serial number of the electronic recording system and a transaction number will also be printed on the receipts. It must be ensured that cash register data cannot be\u00a0<strong>manipulated<\/strong>. This is done by means of a\u00a0<strong>technical security device<\/strong>\u00a0consisting of a security module, storage medium and the digital interface.<\/p><h3>More receipts mean more paper<\/h3><p>And it is instantly obvious: in times of\u00a0<strong>climate discussions<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>sustainability<\/strong>, people continue to rely on paper till receipts. Especially from the trade, voices are being raised that printing out receipts produces masses of\u00a0<strong>paper waste<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; unnecessary paper waste. Because the majority of customers, for example from bakeries, do not need a receipt when shopping. That&#8217; s understandable, especially when you buy two rolls. And in many cases the obligatory receipts are not paper that can be recycled with the waste paper, but coated thermal paper, which is disposed of with the residual waste.<\/p><p>The\u00a0<strong>Federal Ministry of Finance<\/strong>\u00a0emphasizes that the receipt does not necessarily have to be in paper form. It also opens up the possibility of creating\u00a0<strong>virtual receipts<\/strong>\u00a0and sending them to the customer&#8217;s mobile phone by e-mail or data transfer. This would speed up\u00a0<strong>payment processing<\/strong>, reduce costs and protect the environment because fewer rolls of ink and paper would be purchased. However, it is questionable whether individual smartphone apps would ever have sufficiently large user numbers. Sending receipts by e-mail also seems problematic due to customers&#8217;\u00a0<strong>data protection concerns<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-726bc70 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"726bc70\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-81e3fe3\" data-id=\"81e3fe3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9c4ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa9c4ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">First and foremost, the\u00a0<strong>federal government<\/strong>\u00a0wants to strengthen the fight against\u00a0<strong>tax fraud<\/strong>. The obligatory\u00a0<strong>receipts\u00a0<\/strong>are intended to ensure that all income is recorded and documented by the electronic cash register and that the customer can clearly identify these transactions. Unlike in the past, the time of the beginning and end of the\u00a0<strong>transaction<\/strong>, a serial number of the electronic recording system and a transaction number will also be printed on the receipts. It must be ensured that cash register data cannot be\u00a0<strong>manipulated<\/strong>. This is done by means of a\u00a0<strong>technical security device<\/strong>\u00a0consisting of a security module, storage medium and the digital interface.<\/p><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">More receipts mean more paper<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">And it is instantly obvious: in times of\u00a0<strong>climate discussions<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>sustainability<\/strong>, people continue to rely on paper till receipts. Especially from the trade, voices are being raised that printing out receipts produces masses of\u00a0<strong>paper waste<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; unnecessary paper waste. Because the majority of customers, for example from bakeries, do not need a receipt when shopping. That&#8217; s understandable, especially when you buy two rolls. And in many cases the obligatory receipts are not paper that can be recycled with the waste paper, but coated thermal paper, which is disposed of with the residual waste.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The\u00a0<strong>Federal Ministry of Finance<\/strong>\u00a0emphasizes that the receipt does not necessarily have to be in paper form. It also opens up the possibility of creating\u00a0<strong>virtual receipts<\/strong>\u00a0and sending them to the customer&#8217;s mobile phone by e-mail or data transfer. This would speed up\u00a0<strong>payment processing<\/strong>, reduce costs and protect the environment because fewer rolls of ink and paper would be purchased. However, it is questionable whether individual smartphone apps would ever have sufficiently large user numbers. Sending receipts by e-mail also seems problematic due to customers&#8217;\u00a0<strong>data protection concerns<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e31c78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e31c78\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c5d0bf\" data-id=\"7c5d0bf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0414ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a0414ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiosk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/News-Bonpflicht_2-qfckygoma6iw0tnc8nhhac04s3guafcku4p6n18m7k.jpg\" title=\"Payment transaction with smartphone\" alt=\"handy payment\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fa8fb1 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fa8fb1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91c2b7f\" data-id=\"91c2b7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b5589a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b5589a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The less privacy the more environmentally friendly the receipt?<\/h3><p>The\u00a0<strong>digital receipt<\/strong>\u00a0appears to be the ideal solution to guarantee protection against manipulation of the cash register and the careful use of resources at the same time. The only problem is the\u00a0<strong>implementation<\/strong>. Could it be that\u00a0<strong>Germany\u00a0<\/strong>is not exactly in the vanguard of digitisation and is more sceptical about the whole issue than other parts of the EU? Is it possible that the delayed implementation of\u00a0<strong>digitisation\u00a0<\/strong>is slowing down the solutions to the paper problem? If you take a look at\u00a0<strong>Sweden<\/strong>, it is evident that the population lives almost cashless. Over 80 percent of purchases are made digitally, with a large amount of data being stored. In Germany, by contrast, 78 percent of all payment transactions are made with coins and notes. This shows that the Swedish population has significantly fewer concerns about disclosing\u00a0<strong>personal data<\/strong>\u00a0than the German population.<\/p><p>From this, the theoretical conclusion can be drawn that the more privacy is sacrificed in financial matters, the more environmentally friendly digital sales slips are used. Furthermore, it is quite possible that the e-mail method will work better if the entry is made at a\u00a0<strong>kiosk system<\/strong>, since no cashier can look at the fingers and the inhibition threshold is lowered as a result. This would in turn slow down the payment process, so that a solution using NFC scanning or similar would be appropriate. In all efforts for digital receipts, it must be considered that the upgrade involves costs that not all merchants are willing or able to bear.<\/p><p>It remains to be seen how the trade develops and whether the legislator may offer alternative solutions. For example, the receipt could simply be shown on a display. If the customer wants to keep the receipt, he would scan it with his smartphone and save it.<\/p><p>Nevertheless, a hypothetical question remains: Had the law on cash registers been enacted at all, if Germany not have failed to digitize its payment transactions?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-179df29 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"179df29\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f772022\" data-id=\"f772022\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97502ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97502ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">The less privacy the more environmentally friendly the receipt?<\/h3><p style=\"text-align: center;\">The\u00a0<strong>digital receipt<\/strong>\u00a0appears to be the ideal solution to guarantee protection against manipulation of the cash register and the careful use of resources at the same time. The only problem is the\u00a0<strong>implementation<\/strong>. Could it be that\u00a0<strong>Germany\u00a0<\/strong>is not exactly in the vanguard of digitisation and is more sceptical about the whole issue than other parts of the EU? Is it possible that the delayed implementation of\u00a0<strong>digitisation\u00a0<\/strong>is slowing down the solutions to the paper problem? If you take a look at\u00a0<strong>Sweden<\/strong>, it is evident that the population lives almost cashless. Over 80 percent of purchases are made digitally, with a large amount of data being stored. In Germany, by contrast, 78 percent of all payment transactions are made with coins and notes. This shows that the Swedish population has significantly fewer concerns about disclosing\u00a0<strong>personal data<\/strong>\u00a0than the German population.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">From this, the theoretical conclusion can be drawn that the more privacy is sacrificed in financial matters, the more environmentally friendly digital sales slips are used. Furthermore, it is quite possible that the e-mail method will work better if the entry is made at a\u00a0<strong>kiosk system<\/strong>, since no cashier can look at the fingers and the inhibition threshold is lowered as a result. This would in turn slow down the payment process, so that a solution using NFC scanning or similar would be appropriate. In all efforts for digital receipts, it must be considered that the upgrade involves costs that not all merchants are willing or able to bear.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">It remains to be seen how the trade develops and whether the legislator may offer alternative solutions. For example, the receipt could simply be shown on a display. If the customer wants to keep the receipt, he would scan it with his smartphone and save it.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nevertheless, a hypothetical question remains: Had the law on cash registers been enacted at all, if Germany not have failed to digitize its payment transactions?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7853a8aa elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7853a8aa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ad78db7\" data-id=\"1ad78db7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613a5b96 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"613a5b96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138c4f79 elementor-hidden-phone elementor-post-navigation-borders-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-navigation\" data-id=\"138c4f79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-navigation.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Post Navigation\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__prev elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ekiosk.com\/en\/the-interactice-price-tag\/\" rel=\"prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-left\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Prev<\/span><\/span><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__prev\"><span class=\"post-navigation__prev--title\">The interactice price tag<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post-navigation__next elementor-post-navigation__link\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ekiosk.com\/en\/siri-i-am-your-father\/\" rel=\"next\"><span class=\"elementor-post-navigation__link__next\"><span class=\"post-navigation__next--title\">Siri, I am your father!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"post-navigation__arrow-wrapper post-navigation__arrow-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-right\"><\/i><span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Next<\/span><\/span><\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7adaee5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7adaee5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433f9fe3 elementor-align-center ebutton-transparent-rot elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"433f9fe3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiosk.com\/en\/magazine\/blog\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">back to blog section<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4134a540 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4134a540\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this year, the receipt requirement was introduced for all retailers in Germany. The cash register law was passed to \u201cprotect against manipulation of basic digital records\u201d. Retailers must now print a receipt for every purchase, no matter how small, which has triggered an intense debate. Proponents believe that this is the only way to stop black market trading. 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