Many cheered when banks eliminated ATM fees in 2017 – but now it’s a struggle to find one

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/05/fee-free-atms-australia-bank-owned-data

Bank-owned ATM numbers are down almost 60%, with many spots now taken by privately-owned machines charging about $3 per withdrawal

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Taleya@aussie.zone · 16 pts · 1y

Yeahhh there's a causation being drawn here that's fallacious.

The death of ATMs was due to lack of use, not lack of fees.

NaevaTheRat@vegantheoryclub.org · 8 pts · 1y

Just regulate it.

you wanna be a bank over a certain size? cover 99% of the pop with atms within 15 minutes or w/e

notgold@aussie.zone · 4 pts · 1y

No one needed a crystal ball to see this was going to happen

hitmyspot@aussie.zone · 3 pts · 1y

Men. Who uses cash?

I'd prefer free, unneeded and slightly less availalable than everywhere, necessary and rip off.

108@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
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Valmond@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1y

Possibly not related, we use less and less cash.

IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world · -1 pts · 1y

I'm shocked operators didn't want to run the machines while losing money. SHOCKED!