A CASHLESS society is becoming more probable by the minute.

I can of course appreciate the benefits of electronic payments, they are convenient and quick. Credit cards don't cause a pile of jingly copper coins to build up in your wallet, or pennies to fall down the sides of the sofa.

But is going cashless the best thing for everyone? There is a great number of people who don’t use a computer and have not adapted to the new systems. These are the people who may fear the loss of cash the most. But ultimately, not keeping up with modern technology is a choice. There are many 70-year-olds who capably use social media, smart phones and have seamlessly adjusted into the digital age without complaining.

There are a few awkward things about the idea of going cashless however. Gone will be the days where you could give your colleague a few quid and ask him to get you a can of coke and a Kit Kat bar on his trip to the shop. How would this work in a cashless future? Would you have to log on and transfer him the money? I will admit mobile banking apps are extremely quick easy now, but you would have to have everyone’s bank details saved just in case they go to the shop. It just seems weird.

A cashless tentacle has already prodded the way we leave tips in restaurants. That moment when you pay by card and the machine asks you if you want to leave a tip, I know is a source of anxiety for some people. Although most of us are more than happy pay for a meal by card, paying a tip through the card machine makes us slightly.. uncomfortable. I can’t tell you why, but it does.

The weirdest example of someone doing without cash that I have seen however, was a busking guitar and vocal duo on a recent BBC documentary who had a card machine on the ground next to them.

I am in two minds about this, but maybe I need to get over it and learn to embrace change.