HSBC UK has launched its first standalone “Cash Pod” to help provide access to cash. The bank aims to open ten Cash Pods in the UK, with the first having now been installed in Nailsea, North Somerset. It was introduced shortly before the town’s last bank closed its doors for the final time, when the local Lloyds Bank branch shut on February 1. The Cash Pod is located in Nailsea’s Crown Glass Shopping Centre and allows all residents and businesses to withdraw cash fee-free. It will be available to use 24 hours per day to HSBC customers and non-customers. HSBC UK customers can also use the servi…