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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Rupert Jones

UK cashless society a step closer as more than 23m people abandon coins

Close up of person taking £10  notes  from wallet
Some people still find cash useful for budgeting. Photograph: Purple Marbles/Alamy

More than 23 million people in the UK used virtually no cash last year, while notes and coins will account for just 6% of payments within a decade, a report predicts.

The findings, from the banking body UK Finance, are likely to prompt concern that millions of people could be left behind as the shift to a cashless society accelerates.

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