You can probably certainly agree that since the pandemic, we are living through the biggest digital shift our country has seen in years. I’m sure you can relate to carrying less cash? Adopting more online shopping? Utilising digital banking and contactless payments? 85% of payments are now made digitally, meaning that Big Issue North vendors are a part of 4.7 million adults in the UK who are currently ‘digitally excluded’ and unable to use technology required to go cashless.