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 uk us or canada stores the claim appeared in a tick-tock video on august 29 2022 the 15-second video opened with a screenshot of an article and on-screen text that read quote real reason why all this gong show started end quote this is what the post looked like on tick tock at the time of writing source tick tock screenshot taken on thursday september 1st 1800 52 2022 utc the post featured a screenshot of an article headline from the website now the end begins which is a website that lead stories was unable to identify as a credible news source and as self-described as a website that stands firm against the rising tide of darkness to preach the glorious gospel of jesus christ to a lost and dying world the headline of the article reads in order to better protect against covet starbucks announces they will be going cashless from now on with contactless mobile app and amp 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 letter with the quote is titled starbucks co the third place needed now more than ever before it was initially published on may 4 2020 in response to the beginning of the kovac 19 pandemic johnson specifically stated that starbucks would have more cashless options not a company-wide move to only cashless options in a september 1 2022 email to lead stories sam jefferies a starbucks crisis communications spokesperson addressed the claim in this post as being false quote starbucks has no plans to go cashless across our uk us or canada stores and we want to shut down any inaccuracies or further speculation on this matter end quote the verified starbucks uk 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 uk stores and will continue to offer cash payment options an august 29 2022 tweet by the verified starbucks care twitter account also confirmed that a cashless mandate would not be implemented in the u.s and canada as the company still accepts cash