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charities are haven t got the cash to give. so the charities are missing out, there is a lot charities are missing out, there is a lot of charities are missing out, there is a lot of gaps in people who are being a lot of gaps in people who are being helped by the technology and not the being helped by the technology and not the technology, clean or what i mean? not the technology, clean or what i mean? ., ., i. ., not the technology, clean or what i mean? ., ., ., , ., , mean? how do you feel about 15 years hence, mean? how do you feel about 15 years hence. when mean? how do you feel about 15 years hence, when there mean? how do you feel about 15 years hence, when there is mean? how do you feel about 15 years hence, when there is very mean? how do you feel about 15 years hence, when there is very little i mean? how do you feel about 15 years hence, when there is very little of - hence, when there is very little of it? i don t know how you teach mathematics. the wh
pay at small shops and pop ups but they have so much info from your card. yourfull name is on the card, expiry date and some keep the start date. this one, tradesmen inevitably, invariably want paying inevitably, invariably want paying in cash. my dog groomer, gardner and rufer, i do all my transactions online but many trades to demand cash. this one, imagine going to a car boot sale, local market as people expect to buy and maintain a banking gadget at a car boot sale with no wi fi, it is not feasible. plus homeless people rely on cash donations, dangerous to move towards a cashless society. natalie, who chaired the government s independent access to cash review, is it dangerous, natalie?- access to cash review, is it dangerous, natalie? yes, in short,
is in the post. natalie, what about the point about giving? the point about giving? we are seeinu a the point about giving? we are seeing a number the point about giving? we are seeing a number of the point about giving? we are seeing a number of charities i the point about giving? we are l seeing a number of charities are getting very worried about their takings, particularly those that rely on donation boxes because as most of your listeners have said, people don t carry cash any more. there are wider implications. another one of your listeners made the point about boot car sales in rural areas. a lot of very local low cost activity does rely on cash. we do risk marginalising local, cheap activities where people are not going to invest in card readers. also, it was wonderful hearing from pam. i was thinking as she was talking about automation and also the importance of human contact. absolutely, the importance of human
times to do a transaction. at the end of that, that £50 note is still worth £50. if you are doing that contactless, there wouldn t be that much out of the £50 left, the bank would have got that in fees. the bank are pushing to go contactless, it is money in the bank for them. yes, what do you think, give us a call, send us a text. natalie, i will be with you. text messages. nikki, i use cash and apple pie but not everybody will be able to use technology, old people with disabilities, learning disabilities, i doubt cash will completely go. that is from a lady in nottingham. are we rushing too quickly into a cashless society? that is essentially the point. this one, very hard to get receipts when you