Oakland Chinatown Cash-Only Businesses Convert To Credit To Stop Attacks On Asians

By Andria Borba, CBS San Francisco:

OAKLAND (KPIX) — At Big Dish Restaurant in Oakland Chinatown there are ducks in the window, dim sum in baskets and a more recent addition – a Square credit card reader at the register.

For years, Asian owned and operated businesses in the neighborhood had run on a largely cash-only model. Getting them to convert to accepting credit and debit cards has been a 10 year-long project for Carl Chan, president of the Oakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce.

“It’s almost like pulling teeth – even harder than that. I understand why – their profit margin is so low and if they’re using credit cards, there will be fees involved,” Chan told KPIX5.

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