News Archive 2023

“UK's cashless transition under the microscope as Payments Choice Alliance pushes back”.
Ron Delnevo, chair of the Payments Choice Alliance, explained the aims of our initiative to Finextra.

www.finextra.com/newsarticle/42303/uks-cashless-transition-under-the-microscope-as-payments-choice-alliance-pushes-back

J D Wetherspoon are certainly talk of the “Cash Town”- they are committed to accepting cash at ALL their 800 plus pubs! Samuel Smiths are another pub group - and brewery - which has shown huge support for cash payments. ALL pubs should be socially AND financially inclusive - and inclusivity requires the acceptance of cash! Payment Choice Alliance has written to the remaining eight of....

The PCA’s Martin Quinn asks the public about being able to pay using cash.

The answers may surprise you…

Martin Lewis rightly warns of the dangers of the UK becoming a “cashless” society

The Payment Choice Alliance would like to thank BBC Radio Sussex and in particular Allison Ferns for giving proper coverage of all the issues impacting cash yesterday. The excellent report can be found between minutes 106 and 120 of Alison’s programme on 19 April. The Payment Choice Alliance invites all local BBC radio stations to contact us. We have the inside track on bank branch & ....

A recent YouGov survey has revealed 3 out of 4 UK adults - that’s 40 million people - want a law passed that compels businesses to accept cash for payments. So why is the government not listening? 51% of the UK Public wanted Brexit and got their way. How can 73% be ignored? It’s high time that the government realised that these 40 million people, whose clearly stated wishes they ar....

The Petitions Committee has had a debate on a petition relating to the acceptance of cash. Martyn Day MP, a member of the Petitions Committee, opened the debate and a Government Minister responded. Watch the debate here: [link]

The event was attended by several thousand financial services professionals and many regard it as the UK’s most important industry event. Ron Delnevo was joined on stage by James Daley, the founder of Fairer Finance. How did it go? Here’s Ron's view on the event:
“It was particularly heartening to see the audience really engage on the subject of cash. Many carried ca....

20 March 2023 is a BIG day for Payment Choice in the UK. Because that's the day when the House of Commons will have see the first ever parliamentary debate on whether UK businesses should be obligated to accept cash payments. Leading the debate with be Martyn Day, a prominent SNP MP and former banker. Martyn, who represents the Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in Central Scotland, i....

The annual meeting place for the payments industry,PAY360 will bring together 2000 of the most senior representatives from banks, merchants, government, investors, fintechs, FIs, card providers, consultants and solutions providers. It is one of the most important gatherings of financial services professionals in 2023. Ron Delnevo, Chair of the Payment Choice Alliance, will be speaking at this ma....