Today we published UK Cash & Cash Machines 2019, which contains detailed information on who is using cash, and what they use it for – including forecasts on how the use of cash will change in the UK over the next ten years.
Find the free summary here: https://t.co/zk718Ps6Lt
Today we are launching the Community Access to Cash Initiative to help local communities to identify and secure appropriate access to cash and payment services: https://t.co/DazLHchCb0
If you're on a day trip this summer, remember to download the LINK ATM locator app. It will tell you where your nearest free to use ATM or Post Office is, to help you on your way. https://t.co/41RG6LInAn
Poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson was born #OTD in 1809. This experimental design work shows he may have been considered for the historical portrait of a £10 series E banknote. We love the vignette featuring JW Waterhouse's painting of Tennyson's 'Lady of Shalott'! #Numismatics
Alan Turing helped save many lives during World War Two. Our new £50 will celebrate his life and work. Find out more https://t.co/pGYaUrwVt6 #Turing50#ThinkScience
Thoughtful piece this morning by @IanKingSky. 10 years ago, more than 60% of payments were made using cash, in 10 years it is forecast to be less than one in 10. We need to reform the way cash is distributed to make sure no one is left behind. https://t.co/vOfhaueBX6
Great write-up of our report in @thisismoney on ATM usage in the UK: Is Britain going cashless? Number of ATM withdrawals falls across the country with a £20bn drop in just six years. https://t.co/OO7hxz2onf
#Cash accounted for only 28% of transactions in Britain during 2018, roughly half the rate of a decade ago, according to figures from @UKFtweets. The shift towards online #banking and #contactless#payments is happening fastest in the south of England https://t.co/rFyQ03bSR5
"Local firms pay the price" as bank branch goes cashless: We visit a 'micro branch' which won't accept our money https://t.co/ePwKzLOsEd via @ThisIsMoney
Access to physical cash gives many low income households - and anybody, regardless of income - the financial comfort to stay on top of their finances.
Glad to see @Kirstene4Angus and @SCrabbPembs raise this in parliament with @JohnGlenUK yesterday
Policy Report: Research highlights how the unequal distribution of cash infrastructure affects those that are particularly dependent on it.
https://t.co/pvjtuCxOGC
#AccessToCash#AvCash#FeeChargingATMs