Fewer people are carrying cash these days, which doesn't bode so well for buskers who rely on spare change. London is rolling out a system which allows people to pay the city's street performers with ...

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With so many people these days ditching cash for contactless payments, there may be times when they reach into their pocket for a few coins to tip a particularly impressive street performer, only to ...

Here’s a beloved industry that's due for disruption as we careen towards a cashless society: the humble busker. Processing Content The boom in contactless payments in the U.K. is largely to blame.

Many major towns and cities have busking musicians belting out some tunes so that the gracious public can show their appreciation by throwing loose change into an open guitar case or weather-worn hat.

Ever felt bad that you had no change to offer a busker (or secretly relieved)? Well, that's all about to change, as London is introducing contactless payments for its buskers. We know, we're afraid of ...

Buskers have been banned from playing in a major London tourist spot after the council were taken to court over ‘nuisance performers’. Westminster City Council has suspended two busking performance ...

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan is backing the scheme. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West Midlands. Did you know with a Plus subscription to ...