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The £5 note is being used ten times as much as it was two years ago

£5 notes ten times more popular than two years ago

Following an initiative from the Bank of England to increase the number of £5 notes held in cash machines the fiver is being used ten times as much as in 2009.

Some Natwest and RBS have been unable to withdraw cash after computer problems

RBS & Natwest follow HSBC in online banking errors

The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Natwest customers have seen their online accounts hit by a glitch that means some payments have not been credited to their accounts.

Cash machine withdrawals increase thanks to warm weather

Sunshine triggers record cashpoint withdrawals

In a rare show of consumer confidence more money was withdrawn from UK cashpoints on Friday than any other day so far this year.

Don't get stung with high charges when you use your credit car abroad this summer

How to save money using credit cards abroad

With the summer holidays here and many people thinking of travelling abroad on holiday now is the time to check on how to spend money overseas without getting stung by high transaction charges.

Using an ATM abroad can cost £5.60 abroad, according to Defaqto

Defaqto warns on card charges when abroad

Working out the best way to get hold of cash before heading abroad this summer can save holidaymakers significant amounts of money.

Cash machines will be busy today as people withdraw Christmas readies

Christmas rush at cash machines

Today is set to be the busiest day on record for Christmas cash spenders, data reveals.

More cash machines to offer £5 notes

More HSBC ATMs to carry £5 notes

HSBC is working with the Bank of England to stock more £5 notes in its cash machines in a bid to get more of the notes into circulation.

Watch out for hidden costs when spending on holiday

Beware of hidden holiday costs, watchdog warns

Watch out for hidden costs when spending abroad this summer, consumer groups have warned.

Cash machines: More free ATMs in low-income areas

Free cash machines spread to disadvantaged areas

Over 1.5 million people in low income areas of the UK are set to have access to free cash machines by summer next year.

Happy Birthday cash machines - 40 today!

Life begins at 40 for cash machines

Happy Birthday cash machines - 40 today!

RBS has said cash machines are now working

RBS customers experience cash machine problems

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has experienced cash machine problems which have left customers unable to draw out money.

309 of the UK's poorest areas are to get free cash machines

309 poor areas to get free cash machines

More than 300 of the UK's poorest areas are to get free cash machines installed under new plans coming into force today.

600 new free-to-use ATMs are being installed in the UK's poorest areas

600 new free cash machines for poor areas

Plans to install 600 new free-to-use cash machines in the poorest areas of the UK have been unveiled today.

Cash is making a comeback as card fraud bites

Dash for cash as card fraud hits 7m Brits

Cash is making a comeback as the number of Britons affected by card fraud hits seven million, new figures reveal.

127 free to use cash machines are to be installed in the UK's poorest communities

Poorest communities get 127 free cash machines

One hundred and twenty seven of the UK's poorest communities will have free-to-use cash machines installed under a new scheme.

Brits love their cash machines - and visit them 42 times a year

Britain in love with cash machines

Britons make more cash machine withdrawals than any country in the EU and last year UK residents withdrew cash some 2.7 billion times, or 86 times a second.

Cash machine fraud is soaring

Cash machine fraud up 260%

ATM fraud increased by 260 per cent from 2000 to 2005, new research has revealed.

Women take out and carry less cash than men

Men feast on cash while women nibble

Men are far more likely to take out large amounts of cash than women, which they then spend on their wives and girlfriends.

Fee-free cash machines are being installed in poor areas

400 free cash machines coming to poor areas

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) are set to install 400 new free-to-use cash machines in the poorest areas in the UK.

Fee-charging ATMs affect the poorest worst

Charging ATMs hit poorest hardest

The poorest groups in society are the ones most affected by charging cash machines.

Britons spend more in shops after visiting ATMs

Have cash, will spend

Britons spend far more after visiting a cash machine in a shop.

Today could see cash machine use break records

Cash machines to run red hot

With a bank holiday coming, the UK's cash machines are set to have their busiest ever day today.

Men are more likely to miss warnings on charging ATMs

Men blind to ATM charges

Significant numbers of Britons do not know whether they are being charged to use a cash machine or not, new figures show, with men more likely to not know than women.

Mobile ATMs ... but where does the money come out?

Mobile banking steps up a gear

For some time people have been able to get balance alerts on their mobile phone, but HSBC has now taken mobile banking to the next level.

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HSBC and First Direct turn mobiles into ATMs

Customers of HSBC and First Direct can now receive almost all the services available from cash machines on their mobile phones.

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