Major Australian bank to end cash withdrawals from its branches

One of Australia's biggest banks has confirmed that some of its branches will no longer allow customers to withdraw money over the counter.

ANZ bank is stripping back some of its services, with certain branches no longer carrying physical cash.

Instead, customers will be directed to ATMs if they wish to withdraw money - even though these machines are also being cut down across the country.

this could cause significant harm to older people and those with disabilities who still rely on physical cash.

The number of bank branches in Australia has fallen by about 30 per cent in the last five years, a trend that has been mirrored across the world.

And ATMs have decreased even more, with figures showing that they have fallen from a high of 14,000 in 2017 to around 6,000 as of last year.

Cyber security expert Ben Britton, who works as a chief information security officer, said a cyber attack could stop the major banks from conducting electronic transactions linked to their EFTPOS terminals.

'That entire system is dependent on an internet connection to work so if there's any interruption in the internet connection, then people will not be able to

'If there was a major cyber attack, if there was a vulnerability within that terminal and it was exploited, then they could potentially shut down every terminal in the entire country.'

Acts 2:38
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38 Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit."

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John 3:17-18
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17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be Saved.

18 He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

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9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be Saved.

10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto Salvation.

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I agree. But I expect they will tighten everything down.

No cash, chip cards or palm scanners only.

Incrementalism. Gradualism.

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