14 Sep 23 @ 14:58
Consumer cash payments increased by 8% to 6.3 billion payments in 2022. This was the first-time cash transactions grew since 2012. Although cash payments are still more than 30% below... read more
15 Jun 20 @ 03:16
Fresh reports from Link, the operator of the UK’s biggest network of ATMs, say cash usage in Britain has halved since the start of the COVID crisis. The closure of... read more
25 Mar 20 @ 13:25
Fresh reports from LINK, the operator of the UK’s biggest network of ATMs, say cash usage in Britain has halved in the past few days. The closure of shops, a shift... read more
02 Jun 14 @ 12:57
The roll-out of contactless cards, the growth of e-commerce and rising usage of self-service tills are all contributing to a fall in cash usage in the UK, according to the... read more
30 May 14 @ 11:04
Over in the UK current account research from UK bank Halifax indicates that UK cash usage is on the decline as consumers favour cards and electronic payments. Debit cards are... read more
10 Dec 18 @ 12:17
Amazon is continuing to push tests of its cashierless checkout technology for bigger stores with larger spaces and experimenting with the technology in Seattle. The technology functions well in a... read more
26 Sep 13 @ 13:20
European payment technology provider Giesecke & Devrient Great Britain (GDGB), and UK cash-handling specialist Currency Tech have entered into a definitive agreement, under which GDGB will acquire all shares of... read more
06 Sep 26 @ 19:31
Wero is moving further beyond its origins as a peer-to-peer payment service, with Orange becoming the first merchant in France to offer subscription bill paymen... more
06 Sep 26 @ 19:32
The European Central Bank and Banco Central do Brasil are examining whether Europe’s TIPS instant-payment infrastructure could be connected with Brazil’s hu... more
10 Sep 26 @ 15:44
US Bank has completed a live cross-border transaction using its own dollar-backed stablecoin, becoming one of the latest major lenders to test whether blockchai... more