From a business owner perspective, it can be cheaper to operate a card only business than a cash only business, especially if you intend to do it legally and wi

From a business owner perspective, it can be cheaper to operate a card only business than a cash only business, especially if you intend to do it legally and with a proper bank. There is no bank on earth that will service a cash heavy (only) business for free. The cost/risk/fees of moving the physical cash around can be worse than what Visa charges. You could go one step further and think about it from the bank perspective. The cost of physically transacting cash when you could send a packet across the ether to accomplish the same is a wild increase in energy expenditure, etc. Someone had to physically drive to the bank to move the cash. There's no other option. Possibly in a gigantic armored vehicle. Often times multiple times per week. Handling all of this activity is very expensive for all parties involved.