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UK consumers withdrew £79.5bn from ATMs in 2024

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New data published today by Link, the UK cash access and ATM network, shows that consumers withdrew almost £80bn from cash machines in 2024. This is a 1.2% reduction on 2023. In total, adults over the age of 16, made 915 million cash withdrawals last…

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