literature.cafe
  • Communities
  • Create Post
  • Create Community
  • heart
    Support Lemmy
  • search
    Search
  • Login
  • Sign Up
jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago

Fears UK’s cashless society will leave more than just the vulnerable behind

www.theguardian.com

external-link
message-square
22
link
fedilink
  • cross-posted to:
  • worldnews@lemmy.world
  • news@beehaw.org
55
external-link

Fears UK’s cashless society will leave more than just the vulnerable behind

www.theguardian.com

jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.org to World News@lemmy.ml · 2 years ago
message-square
22
link
fedilink
  • cross-posted to:
  • worldnews@lemmy.world
  • news@beehaw.org
There have long been concerns that older people will suffer as we ditch coins and notes, but other groups, such as tourists, may also be affected

Additional Articles:

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/other/will-banks-new-limits-force-us-to-go-cashless/ar-AA1fcbMv

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/is-cash-going-away-cards-making-cashless-life-the-norm-but-some-wont-give-it-up/ar-AA1eZZ2L

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/why-a-bank-of-canada-digital-loonie-would-struggle-to-gain-acceptance/ar-AA1fgePT

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12391503/Change-org-petition-launched-stop-Australia-cashless-society-banks-restrict-customer-access-cash.html

  • jimmydoreisalefty@lemmus.orgOP
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    2 years ago

    It is more on removing the option and giving more power to banks and gov’ts.

    • drekly@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      2 years ago

      Ah because the banks don’t already control (and create) all the money. Again, a little late.

World News@lemmy.ml

worldnews@lemmy.ml

Subscribe from Remote Instance

Create a post
You are not logged in. However you can subscribe from another Fediverse account, for example Lemmy or Mastodon. To do this, paste the following into the search field of your instance: !worldnews@lemmy.ml

News from around the world!

Rules:

  • Please only post links to actual news sources, no tabloid sites, etc

  • No NSFW content

  • No hate speech, bigotry, propaganda, etc

Visibility: Public
globe

This community can be federated to other instances and be posted/commented in by their users.

  • 428 users / day
  • 1.68K users / week
  • 5.35K users / month
  • 12.6K users / 6 months
  • 9 local subscribers
  • 36.8K subscribers
  • 11.6K Posts
  • 80K Comments
  • Modlog
  • mods:
  • Rumblestiltskin@lemmy.ml
  • AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml
  • Jack.@lemmy.ml
  • zephyreks@lemmy.ml
  • OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml
  • BE: 0.19.12
  • Modlog
  • Legal
  • Instances
  • Docs
  • Code
  • join-lemmy.org