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James Tapper and Gaby Eretuyan

Global IT outage shows dangers of cashless society, campaigners say

A five pound note — Cash payments rose for the first time in a decade last year during the cost of living crisis. Photograph: Andrew Duke/Alamy

Campaigners say the chaos caused by the global IT outage last week underlines the risk of moving towards a cashless society.

Supermarkets, banks, pubs, cafes, train stations and airports were all hit by the failure of Microsoft systems on Friday, leaving many unable to accept electronic payments. The impact was especially severe for businesses that no longer accept cash.

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