The statistic comes from Access to Cash Review, published in March 2019.

The Access to Cash Reviews looks at the future of access to cash across the UK. The review was "commissioned as a response to the rapid decline in cash use, among growing concerns about whether we’re leaving people behind who can’t use or access cash in an increasingly digital society."

Concerning the British public's attitude towards cashless societies, the review highlighted the following key findings:

  • 56% of rural communities would become less viable
  • 74% say we will all be more vulnerable to cyber-attacks
  • 60% say we would have less privacy
  • 75% say some older people would find it difficult to do everyday things like pay bills
  • 72% say vulnerable groups of people would be more likely to get scammed or defrauded