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Cashless
Commonwealth Bank Backs Down on Cash Withdrawal Fee After Political Pressure
The $3 fee applies to withdrawals at a bank branch, but not at the ATM.
December 3, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
‘Worst Christmas Present’: Commonwealth Bank Criticised for Charging for Cash Withdrawals
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has called on the bank to reverse the decision.
December 3, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Deadline Looms as Major Bank Gears up for Cashless Transition
The investment bank is phasing out all cash and cheque services in 2024.
May 2, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Hamilton Island Bans the Root of All Evil: Cold Hard Cash
Is the path to purity paved with plastic cards?
April 21, 2024
BY
Nicole James
Australia Post Will Now Officially Deliver Letters Every 2nd Business Day
The postal service welcomed the changes to the old regulations that limited flexibility.
April 11, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
The National Park Service Will Only Take Plastic at Its Parks. Three Visitors Are Suing to Use Cash
The visitors said that the cashless policy violates federal law.
April 1, 2024
BY
Tribune News Service
‘Cash Is King’: Queensland Parliament Passes Motion on Going Cashless
Katter Australia Party MPs dressed up as 'dollar shop royals' before moving a motion in the Queensland Parliament.
March 20, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Australian Bank Closes 45 Branches to Become Digital Only
The move continues an ongoing push towards cashless transactions across society.
March 6, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Supermarket in Regional Western Australian Town Stops Issuing Cash
The temporary measure comes as multiple banks close in the regional town.
February 16, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
Cashless Gaming Trial Expanded in NSW
More pubs and clubs than expected have embraced a New South Wales (NSW) cashless pokies trial set up ...
December 15, 2023
BY
AAP
Banking ‘Bullies’ Leave Vulnerable People Open to Scams
Major banks are "bullies" who are abandoning rural communities and leaving vulnerable customers at risk of financial scams, ...
December 1, 2023
BY
AAP
150,000 People Sign Petition Against Cashless Society
Falling bank and ATM numbers increase fears of a cashless society.
November 15, 2023
BY
Monica O’Shea
‘Stop Herding Us Into a Cashless Society’: Calls for Pause on Bank Closures Following Optus Outage
The Optus outage has sparked fears of a world without cash.
November 9, 2023
BY
Monica O’Shea
Card Payments Shut Down Nationwide After Telco Suffers Hours-Long Blackout
MPs warn the incident reveals the risk of becoming a cashless society.
November 7, 2023
BY
Monica O’Shea
Australia Post Will Not Go Cashless: CEO
Branch closures are putting pressure on Australia Post to provide banking services to regional communities.
November 7, 2023
BY
Monica O’Shea
Australian Banks Have Shuttered 400 Branches and 700 ATMs in the Past Year
Nearly 60 percent of all ATM machines have been closed since 2017.
October 19, 2023
BY
Monica O’Shea
Los Angeles Inches Closer to Banning Cashless Retail Businesses
The move would put Los Angeles on track for adopting a similar measure that San Francisco adopted in ...
October 4, 2023
BY
Tom Ozimek
KFC Store in Australia Goes Cashless
Customer claims its not the only store going cashless.
September 25, 2023
BY
Monica O’Shea
Royal Canadian Mint Still Foresees Vital Role as Demand for Coins Inevitably Declines
Whether they're rattling around in your car's cup holder or have vanished permanently into the couch cushions, coins ...
March 10, 2023
BY
The Canadian Press
Australia’s Cashless Welfare Debit Card Trial Extended
Trials for a cashless welfare purchasing card have been extended for two years across selected Australian regions after ...
December 10, 2020
BY
Alex Joseph
High School Opens Grocery Store for Students and Families, Accepts Good Deeds as Payment
A Texas high school has taken a novel approach to support students and families during the CCP virus ...
December 9, 2020
BY
Louise Chambers
Australians are Hoarding Cash and Making Cashless Transactions Reports Financial Institutions
Australians are hoarding cash but using cashless transactions more than ever thanks to the effects of the CCP ...
August 19, 2020
BY
Sophia Jiang
New York Shops Must Accept Cash, City Council Rules
Food stores and retail establishments in the Big Apple may not refuse cash from patrons under new legislation ...
January 26, 2020
BY
Tom Ozimek
America’s Most Expensive Private Real Estate Project Denounced by NYC Official for Business Practices
NEW YORK—Hudson Yards in Manhattan is known for being the most expensive private real estate development in U.S. history. ...
April 18, 2019
BY
Mimi Nguyen Ly
Digital Payment Providers yet to Win War on Cash
There is mounting evidence from many countries around the world that the use of cash is declining.
February 19, 2016
BY
Steve Worthington
Sweden May Become First Cashless Society
Sweden could become one of the first cashless countries, a new report finds. Swedes already conduct four out ...
October 21, 2014
BY
Susanne W. Lamm
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