Andrea Nitsche from Cash Matters, says: “Going cashless is not a choice consumers make, it’s a choice made for them by market players."

A cashless society is an increasingly realistic prospect in the UK as more and more people turn to contactless and digital payment options. But there are plenty of warnings about a complete switch away from notes and coins, with many groups still dependent on cash. Andrew Fawthrop looks at some of the the major payment trends driving this movement, and considers some of the important issues in the cashless debate.

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Andrea Nitsche from Cash Matters, says: “Going cashless is not a choice consumers make, it’s a choice made for them by market players."

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