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cashless society
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
Labor to Mandate Cash Option for Buying Essentials
The opposition has called for clarity regarding what 'essential' items will come under the proposed law.
November 17, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
MPs Move Bill to Compel Businesses to Keep Using Cash
'Australians should have a choice as to how to spend their hard-earned dollars.'
June 5, 2024
BY
Nina Nguyen
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
Major Bank Promises Not to Close Anymore Regional Branches Until 2027
Westpac will instead invest more than $150 million in the branch network in the next two years.
May 1, 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
Big Four Bank Westpac to Close Multiple Branches
The Financial Sector Union said Australians should have the right to do their banking in the manner they ...
March 13, 2024
BY
Monica O’Shea
ANALYSIS: Cashless Transition Steamrolls Ahead After Major Bank Closes All Branches
Australians made $746 million in digital payments in 2018—that number soared to $93 billion in 2022.
March 8, 2024
BY
Rex Widerstrom
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
Australia Post Spending $4,000 per Week to Keep Cash Flowing in Remote Town
Australia Post CEO Paul Graham revealed the hard realities of keeping cash flowing in remote communities where bank ...
February 13, 2024
BY
Daniel Y. Teng
Financial Regulator Consults on New Rules Aimed at Delaying Cashless Society
Under the proposals, banks would be required to plug gaps in cash services where necessary and wait until ...
December 8, 2023
BY
Lily Zhou
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
Cash Still Remains King
The Optus blackout proves that a small glitch in the system can cause total mayhem in a cashless ...
November 9, 2023
BY
Eric Abetz
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
Reserve Bank Says Cash Orders Have Plunged by Two-Thirds in 3 Years
Commercial bank cash orders declined two-thirds and cash payments halved over three years to 2022, according to the ...
October 24, 2023
BY
Isabella Rayner
Risks of Fraud Higher in Cashless Society: Advocacy Group Warns
An expedited transition towards digital currency usage could leave consumers worse off.
October 19, 2023
BY
Nick Spencer
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
Say Goodbye to Piggy Banks as the Cashless Society Beckons
With the ham-fisted federal government's move to outlaw cheques, will the next step be to remove cash transactions?
September 28, 2023
BY
Eric Abetz
Woolworths Reduces Cash Withdrawals as Cashless Society Beckons
Major Australian grocery chain Woolworths is reducing the amount of cash that can be withdrawn by customers as ...
September 11, 2023
BY
Daryl Vandenberg
Keep Cash Points Open or Get Fined, UK Banks Told
British banks could be fined if they fail to maintain a minimum level of free access to cash, ...
August 18, 2023
BY
Lily Zhou
NatWest Warns of Further Cash Withdrawal Limits
NatWest has warned customers it will further limit the amount of cash they can withdraw from next month, ...
August 7, 2023
BY
Chris Summers
Major Australian Bank Starts Cutting Cash Services At Branches
One major Australian bank has begun phasing out cash transactions at a number of its branches saying it ...
April 7, 2023
BY
Lis Wang
The Coordinated Attack on Your Money
Like many governments around the world, the Biden administration seems determined to limit Americans’ monetary freedom by taxing ...
February 13, 2023
BY
Michael Wilkerson
The Next Push to Ban Cash Is Coming From Cashless Denmark, Which Boasted Zero Bank Robberies in 2022
The next push to ban cash may come from crime statistics, as cashless Denmark boasted zero bank robberies ...
January 4, 2023
BY
Bryan Jung
Saying No to a Cashless Society to Teach Children Proper Spending Habits
Commentary A mother gave her 8-year-old daughter $20 to spend at a theme park. The child—let us call ...
December 4, 2022
BY
Gabriël Moens
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