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Cashback in shops ‘must be part of wider strategy to help those relying on cash’ April 20 2021, 4.06pm Changes to enable cashback without purchase in shops must be part of a wider strategy to make sure people are not cut off from cash, according to Which? (Dominic Lipinski/PA) Changes to enable cashback without purchase in shops must be part of a wider strategy to make sure people are not cut off from cash, according to Which? The consumer group welcomed changes in the House of Lords to the Financial Services Bill, which will mean corner shops, pubs and cafes will soon be able to offer c...

Rishi Sunak opens door to 'Britcoin' digital currency backed by Bank of England A new taskforce will look into the idea of a BoE-issued digital currency 19 April 2021 • 11:58am The UK is to set up a taskforce to explore the idea of a digital currency that could one day be used alongside cash and cards for everyday transactions. Rishi Sunak said the Treasury and the Bank of England would study the viability of a digital pound for businesses and households as he hopes to make the UK's finance industry more innovative post-Brexit. The project was semi-seriously dubbed "Britcoin" by the Chan...

The BoE is already considering what a central bank digital currency would look like We will have “e-pounds” within two or three years and will be a virtually cashless society within a decade, the man who runs Britain’s cash machines has said. A new digital sterling issued by the central bank will be widely used as a replacement for cash and take on the likes of digital currency Bitcoin, predicted John Howells, the boss of Link, the nation’s cash machine network. There will be a period of 10 years when cash and e-pounds will still be interchangeable before cash use eventually dies out ...

Some places lose more than 40% of free cash machines in two years "We are failing to spot the warning signs and are sleepwalking into a cashless society" Sign up When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Free-to-use cash machines are vanishing at an alarming rate, according to Which? The consumer group said its latest analysis suggests there has been a spike in the number of people forced to pay to wit...

The average ATM withdrawal value was nearly £80 in 2020, compared with just under £70 in 2019, Link said.