MERCHANTS WILLINGLY SIGN UP FOR CDC VOUCHERS THEN KPKB WHEN PEOPLE WANT TO USE THEM

Why are some merchants/hawkers so pressed with CDC vouchers?

Context

I was ordering chicken rice from a hawker. They had the CDC sticker so I asked to use CDC vouchers.

Uncle was quite tilted but scanned it anyway. He then said I can only pay with cash? When there’s a Paylah QR code and no “cash only” signs.

I had no cash so I just paid with Paylah anyway, with him cussing me under his breath.

Wasn’t my first experience too, a barbershop (on separate occasions) wouldn’t let me use my vouchers even though they had the sticker, with the classic reason of “boss not around, cannot scan”

Is this whole CDC thing shortchanging merchants/hawkers?

Enlighten me please.

Here are what netizens think

• I don’t think it’s shortchanging per se. It’s just administratively tedious, I think. If I’m not wrong, they have to wait for the money from CDC vouchers to be disbursed to them vs the money going straight to their pocket if you pay using cash.
  
• I thought merchants could choose if they want to be included in this CDC scheme or not. I feel like if they don’t want to go through this administrative hassle, then why sign up?
  
• Boss wants it since it does increase business. Worker doesn’t because it’s troublesome. Or for the cynical take – they don’t get to “eat” the money if it goes through CDC/Paylah.
  
• Yes similar to how some boomer taxi drivers dont want you to pay by card as the money reaches them later. Encountered one recently but thankfully i had enough cash.
  
• Cash they can use right away to pay bills/salaries/suppliers. CDC voucher it might take awhile for it to be credited in their account. Thus the black face when you want to use your vouchers.
  
• I did a part time job last year where most of the employees are way older (than me at least)
  
  I’m guessing it might be the inconvenience of using the phone/other device to scan and from experience, for some reason, the cdc voucher sometimes takes really long to load/the app is buggy. But other than that it’s just mostly older people having problems using the technology.
  
  Sometimes it just doesn’t make sense as a lot of places use a POS system anyway. So really it might just be the aversion of technology.