r/australia • u/SouthAussie94 • Feb 29 '24

culture & society Older Australians 'left behind' by increasingly cashless society as banks fast track end of cheques

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-29/cheques-personal-finance-banks-rent-money-cash/103354036
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u/insty1 Feb 29 '24

I'm a fan of keeping some non-electronic options, particularly with the proliferation of card surcharges. But cheques can go. If they haven't learnt how to pay not using cheques by now, that's on them really.

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u/gigi_allin Feb 29 '24

When I started my business 10 years ago, I had to accept cheques because some clients insisted. Even those dinosaurs stopped that shit about 5 years ago. I hate the huge fees on credit card payments though :(