UK towns and villages running out of hard cash, says report

Study by Federation of Small Businesses says bank branch closures, lack of cash machines, and poor-quality ATMs are causing banknote shortages Towns and villages across the UK are running out of hard money due to bank branch closures, a shortage of cash machines and erratic service from poor quality ATMs, according to a new report. The study by the Federation of Small Businesses also claimed that the productivity of many small businesses was already being damaged by the accelerating pace of bank...