Ride-sharing giant Uber will test a “new” technology in Colorado Springs: cash payments.

Drivers will start accepting cash Jan. 17 from riders, who still must use the smartphone application to seek a ride and will get any change as a credit to their Uber account, which can be cashed out through online cash service PayPal, Uber spokeswoman Taylor Patterson said Tuesday. The system will be gradually rolled out in other cities, she said.

Uber uses the cash system internationally in 150 cities. It is meant to appeal to customers who don’t have a credit or debit card or don’t want to use them through a smartphone application, Patterson said.

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