Will cash go away? That is the question that is top of mind for the ATM industry. Some thought leaders believe that digital payments will phase out cash completely and lead us into a fully cashless society. However, there are reasons to doubt this narrative, especially when you consider numerous legal efforts to restrict or ban cashless businesses due to concerns with the unbanked and underbanked.

Rogers' network failure on July 8, 2022 highlighted our society's fragile reliance on electronic payments.