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Cashless
Australia's Largest Bank Backs Down on New Cash Withdrawal Fee Amid Political Pressure
The $3 fee applies to withdrawals at a bank branch, but not at the ATM.
Australia's Largest Bank to Begin Charging for Cash Withdrawals
Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has called on the bank to reverse the decision.
Deadline Looms as Major Bank Gears up for Cashless Transition
The investment bank is phasing out all cash and cheque services in 2024.
Opinion: Luxury Island Bans the Root of All Evil: Cold Hard Cash
Is the path to purity paved with plastic cards?
Australia Post Will Now Officially Deliver Letters Every 2nd Business Day
The postal service welcomed the changes to the old regulations that limited flexibility.
The National Park Service Will Only Take Plastic at Its Parks. Three Visitors Are Suing to Use Cash
The visitors said that the cashless policy violates federal law.
‘Cash Is King’: Queensland Parliament Passes Motion on Going Cashless
Katter Australia Party MPs dressed up as ‘dollar shop royals’ before moving a motion in the Queensland Parliament.
Australian Bank Closes 45 Branches to Become Digital Only
The move continues an ongoing push towards cashless transactions across society.
Supermarket in Regional Western Australian Town Stops Issuing Cash
The temporary measure comes as multiple banks close in the regional town.
150,000 People Sign Petition Against Cashless Society
Falling bank and ATM numbers increase fears of a cashless society.
‘Stop Herding Us Into a Cashless Society’: Calls for Pause on Bank Closures Following Optus Outage
The Optus outage has sparked fears of a world without cash.
Card Payments Shut Down Nationwide After Telco Suffers Hours-Long Blackout
MPs warn the incident reveals the risk of becoming a cashless society.
Australia Post Will Not Go Cashless: CEO
Branch closures are putting pressure on Australia Post to provide banking services to regional communities.
Australian Banks Have Shuttered 400 Branches and 700 ATMs in the Past Year
Nearly 60 percent of all ATM machines have been closed since 2017.
Los Angeles Inches Closer to Banning Cashless Retail Businesses
The move would put Los Angeles on track for adopting a similar measure that San Francisco adopted in 2019, which banned nearly all cashless retail shops.
KFC Store in Australia Goes Cashless
Customer claims its not the only store going cashless.
