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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Vicky Shaw

Number of cash payments rises for first time in a decade

PA Wire

The number of people who rarely use cash fell last year as cost-of-living concerns grew, while the number of payments being made using physical coins and banknotes rose for the first time in a decade.

UK Finance said that 21.6 million people across the UK used cash only once a month or not at all in 2022 – falling back from 23.1 million the year before.

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