I haven’t been to an ATM in years.
I just withdraw $10,000 each time I visit the local WF Branch, and store it in my huge Cannon T65 Gunsafe.
This is different. This is malls and other venues forcing their vendors to stop taking cash and instead direct would-be purchasers to ATM-like machines that will take their cash, require that they submit their phone number, and then dispense a card with a credit for the cash taken—minus a fee, of course.
It is part of the increasing squeeze on cash and close tracking of all individual payments.