ATM value and volume figures for May 2023. Daily LINK ATM transaction volumes: The following graph depicts the daily withdrawal value for May across the last four years. The amount of cash taken from ATMs during May 2023 received a boost from cost of living payments and the lead up to bank holidays. Thus, apart... Continue Reading →

ATM value and volume figures for April 2023. Daily LINK ATM transaction volumes: The following graphs depict the daily withdrawal value for April across the last four years and together show the pattern across the whole month. The impact of the first lockdown can be seen in the withdrawal values for 2020 falling from the... Continue Reading →

ATM value and volume figures for March 2023. Daily LINK ATM transaction volumes: The following graphs depict the daily withdrawal value for March across the last four years and together show the pattern across the whole month. The impact of the first lockdown can be seen in the withdrawal values for 2020 falling from the... Continue Reading →

New research published today by LINK, the UK’s cash access and ATM network, shows nearly half (45%) of people have been somewhere that has not accepted, or has discouraged the use of cash over the past eight weeks and one in five (20%) said this was fairly or very inconvenient. As more retailers and councils... Continue Reading →

ATM value and volume figures for February 2023. Daily LINK ATM transaction volumes: The following graph depicts the daily withdrawal value across the last four years showing the latter half of the month. The amount of cash taken from ATMs in recent weeks remains below the pre-pandemic 2020 levels and ahead of Lockdown impacted 2021... Continue Reading →

The day Britain went Decimal Prior to 1971, there were 12 pennies to the shilling and 20 shillings to the pound. There were guineas, half crowns, threepenny bits, sixpences and florins. This old system of currency, known as pounds, shillings and pence or lsd, dated back to Roman times when a pound of silver was... Continue Reading →

ATM value and volume figures for January 2023. Daily LINK ATM transaction volumes: The following graph depicts the daily withdrawal value across the last four years. The amount of cash taken from ATMs in recent weeks has been remarkably similar to the equivalent day in 2022. Source: LINK Daily withdrawal values had continued to be... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 15 January 2023. Key observations for the week ending 15 January 2023: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 39% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 7% when compared to the previous week. The volume of ATM... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 08 January 2023. Key observations for the week ending 08 January 2023: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 43% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 14% when compared to the previous week. The volume of ATM... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 01 January 2023. Key observations for the week ending 01 January 2023: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 50% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 35% when compared to the previous week in December 2022. The... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 25 December 2022. Key observations for the week ending 25 December 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 23% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 10% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 18 December 2022. Key observations for the week ending 18 December 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 30% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 2% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

New research published today by LINK, the UK’s cash access and ATM network, shows nearly half (45%) of people have been somewhere where cash has not been accepted, or has been discouraged. In the past eight weeks, the locations where cash acceptance has been the most limited has been car parks, cafes and restaurants as... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 11 December 2022. Key observations for the week ending 11 December 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 29% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 6% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 04 December 2022. Key observations for the week ending 04 December 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 25% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 6% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 27 November 2022. Key observations for the week ending 27 November 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 29% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 0.3% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 20 November 2022. Key observations for the week ending 20 November 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 29% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 8% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 13 November 2022. Key observations for the week ending 13 November 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 23% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 7% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 06 November 2022. Key observations for the week ending 06 November 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 28% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 2% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 30 October 2022. Key observations for the week ending 30 October 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 27% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 6.5% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 23 October 2022. Key observations for the week ending 23 October 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 31% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 3% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Who are LINK? LINK is the UK's cash machine (ATM) network and the busiest ATM transaction switch in the world. Effectively every cash machine in the UK is connected to LINK, and LINK is the only way banks and building societies can offer their customers access to cash across the whole of the UK. All... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 16 October 2022. Key observations for the week ending 16 October 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 29% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 2% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 09 October 2022. Key observations for the week ending 09 October 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 28% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 5% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 02 October 2022. Key observations for the week ending 02 October 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 24% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 10% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 25 September 2022. Key observations for the week ending 25 September 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 31% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 6% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 18 September 2022. Key observations for the week ending 18 September 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 27% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 3% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 11 September 2022. Key observations for the week ending 11 September 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 29% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 5% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 04 September 2022. Key observations for the week ending 04 September 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 25% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 1% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 28 August 2022. Key observations for the week ending 28 August 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 25% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 6% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

My Darling Doris Formed in 1985, Fat and Frantic were a London-based pop music group who wrote all their own material, playing a wide variety of musical styles ranging from manic skiffle through rock 'n roll to a cappella which they sometimes described as "piffle" – a mix of punk and skiffle. The group were also somewhat notorious... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 21 August 2022. Key observations for the week ending 21 August 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 29% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions was unchanged when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume of... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 14 August 2022. Key observations for the week ending 14 August 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 29% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 4% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 07 August 2022. Key observations for the week ending 07 August 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 26% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 4% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 31 July 2022. Key observations for the week ending 31 July 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 23% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 1% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 24 July 2022. Key observations for the week ending 24 July 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 24% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 1% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

In this blog we take a look at the topics of Access to Cash and Wholesale Cash Distribution which feature within the Financial Services and Markets Bill which is currently at its Second Reading in the House of Commons. Wherever you sit on the “cash spectrum” from cash being an important part of your payment mix to transitioning to less-cash or... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 17 July 2022. Key observations for the week ending 17 July 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 23% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 3% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 10 July 2022. Key observations for the week ending 10 July 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 25% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 3% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 03 July 2022. Key observations for the week ending 03 July 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 23% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 3% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 26 June 2022. Key observations for the week ending 26 June 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 26% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 1% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 19 June 2022. Key observations for the week ending 19 June 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 26% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 0% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 12 June 2022. Key observations for the week ending 12 June 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 26% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 3% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

The cash census: not simply a case of ‘to cash and cash-not’ The cash census is a new piece of research from the RSA exploring the use of cash in an increasingly digital economy. This project aimed to understand the gap between those who reject cash and those who hold on to it; to understand in granular detail people’s attitudes... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 05 June 2022. Key observations for the week ending 05 June 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 24% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 1% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 29 May 2022. Key observations for the week ending 29 May 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 25% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions increased by 4% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 22 May 2022. Key observations for the week ending 22 May 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 27% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 1% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →

Weekly ATM value and volume figures 15 May 2022. Key observations for the week ending 15 May 2022: The volume of ATM Transactions decreased by 27% when compared to the final week before the first COVID lockdown. The volume of ATM transactions decreased by 1% when compared to the previous week in 2022. The volume... Continue Reading →