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Almost half of rural communities don't have ATM's

Hannah Hastings
By Hannah HastingsJun 30, 2020
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Analysts who have been uncovering the 'cold spots' of now ATM's have discovered most are in rural areas of the UK.

Results from the 2020 Rural Shop Report revealed that only 45% of rural shops provide a free to use cash machine for local customers.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) published more information today (30th June) about their work with other regulators to create a single database of the UK’s cash access points.

ACS chief executive James Lowman said: “Cuts to ATM interchange fees have hit ATMs in rural and neighbourhood areas hardest, which are often hosted by local shops and the only way for communities to access cash freely.

“The Government needs to step up to secure long term access to cash by setting interchange fees on a sustainable basis.”

The LINK Financial Inclusion Programme aims to ensure all consumers have free access to cash within 1km. However, this new PSR/FCA modelling shows 12% no longer have access within one mile.

The Joint Authorities Cash Strategy Group was established to coordinate cash policy but has not yet published its report. The Government also committed to legislate to secure access to cash at Budget 2020.

The full 2020 Rural Shop Report is available here.

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