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This act has little chance of getting approved by the Republican controlled Senate and House of Representatives- if it does, it is doubtful President Trump will sign it off. And even if Trump does approve it, these exceptions tend to render it totally useless: “Exceptions exist for temporary, unforeseen, or brief periods where a business is unable to accept cash, or for businesses that off....

More news from New Zealand PCA supporters! This time a “cashless” proclamation from their local spa. It is amazing that some businesses still have the nerve to claim “cashless” brings ANY of the listed “benefits” to customers - BUT it is particularly laughable for a venue operating hot spring pools to list “more Hygienic” as a reason for going &ldq....

This article in The Guardian was going quite well until near the end, when the journalist decided to rely on UK Finance for figures on cash use! NOT the right thing to do! Instead, how about asking the British Retail Consortium? After all, retailers tend to know how people pay in shops! According to the British Retail Consortium Payment Survey Report 2025 (covering the 2024 calendar year), cas....

AI brings news on New Zealand banking. “As of February 2026, ANZ approximately 170 to 180 retail branches across New Zealand. While it remains the country's largest bank by assets, it has significantly reduced its physical footprint from a peak of around 300 branches a decade ago to adapt to the shift toward digital banking.” So around 170 branches - plus nearly 60....

Thanks to Temie Laleye at GB News for highlighting this issue. Precisely NOTHING has been done by successive UK Governments to ensure 24/7 cash access is maintained. This inaction culminated in what many consider to be the infamous HM Treasury “Cash Access Policy Statement”, published on 18 August 2023, which was artfully worded so that ATMs were NEVER mentioned! Perhaps the most im....

19,000 free-to-use ATMs lost in the UK since 1 January 2018, after LINK, funded by the big UK banks, unilaterally decided in 2017 that there were too many ATMs in the UK That’s means around SEVEN ATMS have been ripped out EVERY SINGLE DAY. The British public have been robbed of genuinely convenient 24/7 cash access - because ATMs are the only way such access can be provided. Ron Delnevo, t....

Discounts for cash purchases at pubs! This is great success story for cash at the The Trumpet Inn near Ledbury and The Moon at Mordiford. Cash has gone up to 50% of sales! Who says the public don’t carry cash anymore? The Payment Choice Alliance is over the moon about this story and more than ready to trumpet the sound judgement of pub landlord Alan Davies! Hearty Cheers, Alan! Source:....

Entering a cafe where “Cash is King” as a customer and leaving as a friend. A timely article that reminds us that cash IS the warmest, most human way of paying. The local community love the cafe and visit as often as they can. Enough said! Well done to Maggie Wood and her team at “Maggies Cafe” in Monk Bretton! Source: examinerlive.co.uk/whats-on/reviews/cute-back-stree....

What a lovely story! Well done to the recycling crew from Rhondda Cynon Taf council who found the handbag and safely returned it to the lady! The £500 of cash in the bag was Christmas presents. There you go. Whilst cash is definitely NOT just for Christmas, isn’t it heartwarming that people continue to view cash as a wonderful gift? CASH: THEN; NOW; FOREVER. Source: bbc.co.uk/new....

In March 2026, a Referendum on cash will be conducted in Switzerland. Since the majority of the Swiss public want to have the option to use cash - to retain Payment Choice - the most likely outcome is: “Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)” A UK Referendum would deliver exactly the same outcome. Which is why it is unlikely the Brit....