Irish Government proposes legal framework to protect cash

Call to protect physical money after digital transition shuts branches.

The Department of Finance in Ireland is voicing concern over the move to a more digital world with decreasing cash services and the disappearance of bank branches, in its Retail Banking Review. The review states that “a stable and viable retail banking sector is essential for a modern economy

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