More than seven million people blocked from card payments by IT glitches
Brits increasingly rely on their credit and debit cards - but in 2018 alone, more than 7m suffered an outage that blocked their cards, Which? research found.
Government acts to protect access to cash throughout the UK
The Treasury sets up a new group dedicated to overseeing the UK's cash system following widespread bank branch closures and a decline in free cashpoints
Exclusive: 1,250 free ATMs started charging fees in just one month
An unprecedented number of free-to-use cashpoints switched to charging customers at the beginning of 2019, Which? Money has learned. Exclusive figures obtained from Link, the UK’s largest cash machine network,...
Revealed: Scotland loses a third of bank branches in just eight years
Scotland has lost more than a third of its bank and building society branches in just eight years, new analysis from Which? Money reveals. Some 610 branches have closed down...
Thousands of cash machines vanish: ‘I could lose my independence’
Disabled people are among those most fearing a cashless society as ATM cash machines and bank branches close at unprecedented rates.
25 million Brits would struggle in a cashless society
The UK could become a cashless society in the next 15 years but nearly half of Britain or 25 million people would struggle without access to cash, according to a new report.
Exclusive: close to 3,000 bank branches close in just four years
Bank branch closures in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland mapped including NatWest, RBS, Lloyds, Barclays HSBC. Use our free lookup tool.
Cashpoint crunch: 250 free-to-use ATM machines disappearing every month
250 free to use ATM cash machines are closing every month according to the LINK network. Find out how cash access is affected in your local area.
ATM closures: U-turn on funding cuts after Which? Money investigation
The UK’s largest ATM network has watered down plans to change the way free cash machines are funded after a Which? Money investigation revealed cash machines were disappearing at a...
Revealed: 300 cash machines disappearing every month from the UK
Almost 1,500 ATMs disappeared from the UK in just five months, a Which? Money investigation has found. Cash machines closed at the unprecedented rate of around 300 a month between...