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A busy Monday for on the first working day after the month end. A high average value of £90.48 suggesting some were withdrawing some post-payday cash.

One of Tesco's new automated and cashless cafes gets a visit from the Daily Mirror

'I was refused when trying to pay with cash in Tesco - it's bonkers' Tesco recently made some huge changes to the way people shop at their supermarkets and dine in their cafe - and one reporter decided to put her local Tesco to the test

Crypto or bitcoin ATMs aren't "ATMs" at all and as can be seen, operating one without FCA approval (which has never been granted) will result in a visit from the police.....

Crypto: 'First' person in UK charged with operating illegal ATM Habibur Rahman was charged after police said they seized crypto ATMs from a shop in Chatham.

The pattern of the month end will make a difference to this week. In 2022 today was the last working day of the month, last year it was Thursday, but this year we have to wait until Friday which is likely to be busy.

LINK research shows that whilst card and mobile phone payments represent the most the popular ways to pay (42% contactless 24% by phone) 81% think that being given the choice to pay in remains important.

'Most Brits value option to pay in cash' - Asian Trader - Business & Industry | News | Analysis | Magazines- Asian Trader The majority of UK adults value being given the option to pay in cash, according to latest research by LINK, highlighting the status of cash in the households

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Most UK consumers still want the option to pay in cash The majority of UK adults value being given the option to pay in cash, according to latest research by LINK, the UK’s cash access and ATM network.Whilst contactless card and mobile phone payments represent the most the popular ways to pay (42% of adults stated a preference for contactless card pay...

Great news as Horwich gets a banking hub. Offering a counter service for customer of all major and a community banker service where you can talk to your own bank face-to-face about more complicated issues

Banking hub opens in town that lost all its branches Horwich was left without a bank branch after NatWest closed last month

A good news story from China. SOS or alert buttons aren't used in Europe or US, largely because police are wary that they make an assault or coercive situation worse.

8-Year-Old Girl Gets Lost on Her Way Home After Dance Class and Uses an ATM to Get Help An 8-year-old girl in Quzhou, China, used an ATM to reunite with family after getting separated from her grandfather while leaving a dance class.

Read about LINK chair Sir Mark Boleat's wide ranging discussion on the future of and on Jersey

Scrutiny panel hears idea for ‘Spend Local’ style cards for Islanders reliant on cash payments JERSEY can draw on the experience of the Covid “Spend Local” scheme, and the provision of debit cards for people unable to open bank accounts, to […]

Watch the LINK chair, Sir Mark Boleat's wide ranging evidence to the Jersey Economic and International Affairs Panel as they discuss cash acceptance, usage and access across Jersey.
https://statesassembly.public-i.tv/core/portal/webcast_interactive/904491

Economic and International Affairs Panel - Public Hearing (Acceptance of Cash Payment Review: Witness LINK Scheme) - Tuesday 20 August 2024, 12:00pm - States of Jersey Webcasting Economic and International Affairs Panel - Public Hearing (Acceptance of Cash Payment Review: Witness LINK Scheme) - Tuesday 20 August 2024, 12:00pm - States of Jersey Webcasting

Great news as Haverhill gets as new banking hub, offering face-to-face banking services to customers of all the major banks. Cash Access UK

‘This is hugely reassuring’: Town to gain new banking hub as last branch to close A town is set to gain a new banking hub as its last high street branch is set to close.

Countdown to a big Friday before the bank holiday.

Keep your eyes peeled in case you get one of these in your change

First £1 coin featuring King Charles III enters circulation Design with bees on reverse, part of collection inspired by plants and animals, was voted people’s favourite

A lot of damage and disruption following this raid, if you know or saw anything, please contact the police or Crimestoppers

Cash machine stolen in Cambridgeshire Spar ram raid Police are at the scene and have appealed for information after the ram raid

Latest weekly figures from . Very similar to last week's with volumes below last year's but the value withdrawn very close

As is typical, total withdrawal values are very close to last year’s but rarely actually above and then only just.

As we approach the August Bank Holiday withdrawal values remain very close to recent years'.

Checking out the great new in Old Farm Park, Milton Keynes which was installed after a community request. If your area needs better access to cash, contact us via the website http://link.co.uk

Astonishing what people will pay bearing in mind every banknote as a "unique feature"

King Charles banknotes sell for more than £900,000 because of unique feature The notes, which had a face value of about £78,000, were among the earliest to be released featuring the new monarch after new £5, £10, £20 and £50 notes entered circulation in June

While the number of transactions at is down, people are taking out more on average with each visit which means the total value withdrawn is very close to last year's

The latest weekly hashtag volumes and values from LINK. A week on week drop as we enter August and people start going overseas on holiday.

The average LINK Scheme Ltd withdrawal value increased again last month to £86.68 after being flat for a while.

volumes and values from LINK, visit the LINK new website www.link.co.uk for more information

While ATM transactions are almost 7% down on last year, the value of withdrawn, £7bn, is only just below 2023's

July use as a whole was down by 7.4% (6.8% YTD) for volumes pretty consistent at the moment.

July use as a whole was down by 7.4% (6.8% YTD) for volumes and down 1.3% (1.1% YTD) for values. The July boost we saw in 2021 and 2022 didn’t reoccur last year or this.

Listen to the LINK Scheme's Graham Mott on the BBC's You and Yours. Lots of different stories as to why people are still using and how they get

BBC Radio 4 - You and Yours, Access to Cash, Cost of Retirement, Wowcher Will new regulations preserve access to cash and banking services?

The average withdrawal value remains higher than recent years’ and a lot higher than pre-COVID but seems to have stablised around £85.50 for the time being.

The LINK ATM Scheme network is working normally but enhanced monitoring is in place as a precaution

Impassioned defense of cash in the Daily Mail, although mostly behind a paywall.

PETER HITCHENS: In a card-only society, the State will know everything The death of cash is the death of privacy and an enormous increase in the power of the state. How long before the state knows everything our banks know about us?