News Archive 2024

Wonderful news for all those who care about having the option to use cash! The highly influential Treasury Committee, Chaired by Labour MP Meg Hillier, has announced an Inquiry into the Acceptance of Cash in the UK. There are many serious issues with cash acceptance already - and the number is growing, The Payment Choice Alliance will be making a submission covering ALL the issues. Source: comm....

Payment Choice Alliance Chair Ron Delnevo spoke to Danny Pike on BBB Radio Sussex last week. Sussex cash access has fallen significantly in recent years. This has led to situations such as encountered by one person who spoke to the BBC, where they had to search for 20 minutes to find cash. Ron spoke to Danny about why this has happened and what needs to be done in 2025 to put matters right. Cas....

This is meant to be a trial of cash transfers in the UK, where recipients are given cash and decide how they spend it to best help themselves and their families. But here is a quote from the article: “They [Greater Change] do not make direct transfers to avoid benefits being stopped due to a cash influx.” So it’s not really a cash transfer at all… The reality is that t....

There is some good news here from Australia - but this quote reveals the current limitations of what is being proposed on cash acceptance: “In a move designed to taper the phase-out of cash and ensure those who rely on it can still use it for the near future, the federal government will require certain businesses to take cash payments. But others, including many small businesses, will be ex....

The government released a document last week regarding the National Payments Vision. The most important paragraph? 3.3. And specifically - with PCA capitalisation: “…the government recognises that there is a proportion of the population who either cannot or do not WANT to use digital payments”. The PCA applauds Tulip Siddiq at HM Treasury for the vital inclusion of the word ....