HM Treasury has launched an open consultation on the future of payments via its Payments Landscape Review. The Review is considering how the payments system is working for different users including retailers and consumers and what objectives the Government should use to guide future work on payments.
The PSR is conducting a review of Specific Direction 8 (SD8) which it gave to LINK at the end of last year, to make sure it does all it can to fulfil its commitment to maintain the broad geographic spread of free-to-use ATMs.
The PSR commissioned BritainThinks to ask consumers and small business from across the UK questions relating to their cash use and, for small business, acceptance. The PSR are calling for views on the paper, which focuses on users’ cash needs and seeks views on the cash needs and preferences of consumers and businesses in light of the research findings. Of particular interest to the PSR is how use of cash may evolve in future, and how best to ensure a network of cash outlets which meets people’s needs.
The Payment Systems Regulator has invited views on the issues raised in this paper from all interested parties, including relevant evidence.
This paper is specifically focussed on the structure of interchange fees, rather than the level of those fees. We’re interested in hearing views and evidence on:
The Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee are seeking views on:
This inquiry looks at consumers’ access to financial services and whether certain groups of consumers are excluded, both in terms of obtaining a basic level of service from financial services providers as well as access to products including insurance. The inquiry will have a particular focus on the provision of financial products and services for vulnerable consumers.
The Payment Systems Regulator has launched a consultation on its draft terms of reference for its market review into card-acquiring services.
The Access to Cash Review, announced earlier this year by LINK, has launched a call for evidence. The review will be independently Chaired by the former Head of the Financial Ombudsman Service, Natalie Ceeney CBE and sponsored by LINK. The Review will be supported by a panel of consumer of industry experts who will consider and examine the future needs of consumers across the UK and provide recommendations on how the UK should best respond to the challenges, and opportunities of consumers’ evolving relationship with cash and payments over the next 15 years
HM Treasury has published a consultation seeking views on the role of cash and digital payments in the new economy
