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One in five would struggle in a cashless world and prefer notes and coins. Britain is becoming a cashless society against the public’s will, a major new study has found, after the pandemic accelerated the switch to card and digital payments.

Around 10 million people, or one in five adults, would struggle to manage in a society without cash, a report from the Royal Society of Arts commissioned by cash machine network Link found. ................

UK risks ‘hurtling toward cashless society’ where abuse victims and elderly are left behind, campaigners warn

The UK is in “grave danger” of leaving survivors of domestic violence, the elderly and millions of others without a “vital lifeline” if it continues to race towards a cashless society, campaigners have warned. ...............

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