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flag In 2024, UK cash use dropped below 10% of transactions, driven by rising mobile and contactless payments.

flag In 2024, cash payments in the UK fell below 10% of all transactions for the first time, down from 48% in 2014, as mobile contactless payments surged, with half of adults using them monthly. flag Mobile wallet adoption reached 57%, up from 42% in 2023, and 75% of adults accessed accounts via mobile banking. flag Buy-now-pay-later services grew to 25% usage, and nearly a third of adults lived “largely cashless.” Despite rising digital adoption, concerns remain over equity and system resilience, prompting calls to maintain cash access and potential removal of the £100 contactless limit.

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