News Archive 2025

It was excellent that BBC TV Scotland covered the recent increase in cash use. The PCA Chair Ron Delnevo was very happy to discuss the statistics and stress once again that over 45 MILLION British adults WANT to continue to have the option to use cash. Cash is NOT a fringe issue! Source: youtube.com/watch?v=eakELfDx8DU

The owners of the lovely Dunham Barns tearooms in Cheshire have made an appeal to their customers to use cash to help them survive rising costs.   The Payment Choice Alliance hopes ALL their customers listen to - and act on - this heartfelt appeal.  Use cash - YOU know it makes sense! Source: cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/village-tearooms-makes-heartfelt-cash-309....

There is now no point in trying to stop banks closing their branches. The Which ? Campaign to save such branches has clearly failed. 8000 have been lost in the last decade. The last realistic opportunity to stop bank branch closures was ended at the December 2019 General Election, an election which saw the Labour Party pledge to stop banks closing their branches. They lost - so the banks accel....

Contact foodbanks? Did you ever in your life expect to see this advice for customers who have been let down by a banks IT failures? However, to reassure: “Our ATMs are unaffected by this technical issue so customers can withdraw cash to make payments." Only IF their customers cash is accepted by retailers and other businesses! Emma Reynolds, Economic Secretary to HM Treasury, should be ....

Sweden - another country that knows that legislation is required to protect the status of cash, including universal cash acceptance. Well done to the Sveriges Riksbank for supporting legislation. Let’s see the Bank of England , Payment Systems Regulator and Financial Conduct Authority show a similar regard for the Public Interest as they develop the UK’s National Payments Vision. A....