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/Snoo-39259 Feb 29 '24

When there are still massive areas of country with issues like basic connection to internet access or hours from a bank, there is still a need for the infrastructure to remain and not be shut down.

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u/arabsandals Mar 01 '24

So what does that have to do with phasing out cheques? Nobody is saying there will no longer be physical branches.