starbucks is the world's largest coffee chain filling more than 100 million orders every week a viral twitter post with more than 25 000 likes claims starbucks will soon be passing on the buck with its doors soon going cashless the post prompted some people on social media to say they'll boycott the chain if that happens verify viewer mel emailed us to ask if the rumors are true so mel let's verify are all starbucks stores going cashless our sources are starbucks and the federal reserve the original twitter post was from a british political commentator and included a photograph from a starbucks in the uk starbucks uk tweeted in response to the criticism that all of its stores are not going cashless although some locations that license the starbucks brand may decide to stop accepting cash on an individual basis verify also contact at starbucks worldwide headquarters in seattle which told us quote starbucks has no plans to go cashless across our uk u.s or canada stores and we want to shut down any inaccuracies or further speculation on this matter unquote so no all starbucks stores are not going cashless although at least one location in the uk is the federal reserve says in the u.s there is no federal law that prohibits businesses from going cashless but some states and cities have laws that require merchants with a storefront to accept cash with your verify i'm brandon lewis