unsettling new policy that instantly shook up the lives of 1.25 billion people, rich and poor alike. On November 8th, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that on the stroke of midnight all 500 and 1,000 rupee notes 86% of the currency in circulation would cease to bec become legal tender. As the clock ticked down to midnight, a huge portion of Indian society at once found themselves deprived of the ability to transact seamlessly. At that point, upwards of 95% of all transactions in India was conducted in cash and 90% of ve vendors did nott have the means to accept anything but cash....