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A detailed look at the new King Charles banknotes from the Bank of England. Cash is far from going away. Propositions such as Kasssh are opening up new cash options for consumers alongside card payments. Also, helping online merchants attract new customer segments that may previously have avoided using a card. Very smart. Whatever size your business is, cash is still a significant part of many firms' payment options. 🌍 Although, when I last visited Europe I did see a lot more contactkess card use than cash versus the UK. Do you think the UK will go the same way or will they be printing wheel barrow loads of these new notes for some time to come? Hopefully, they will drop a few wheelbarrows off at my house. 🤣 #business #businessintelligence #cash #payments

Giles Custerson

Delivering Growth Strategies for Founders, Owners and Boards Senior Financial Services Leader I Founder I NED I

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There is no doubt that contactless payments are commonplace across the UK and Europe and many consumers won't have used cash at all. That said I recently visited Italy and was asked for cash on 5 separate occasions during a 4 day trip. This included my hotel, 2 bars, and 2 restaurants. The reasons varied from the card machines being broken, not wanting to pay fees for collecting the authority's tourist tax to a more straight forward we don't take cards. Cash and cards both have their advantages but the messaging when I ran a Travel Money firm is still sensible advice.

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